No idea why I’m even going into this, but here we are. There’s been some drama bubbling up—like everyone’s favorite awkward family gathering—between Microsoft and OpenAI. You’ve got Salesforce’s Marc Benioff throwing shade, saying Microsoft might just ghost OpenAI. Why? Because OpenAI rolled out this massive $500 billion thing called Stargate. Yeah, like the sci-fi show, only nerdier and with way less fun.
So, WSJ spills the beans: OpenAI’s itching to go all for-profit, but Microsoft’s dragging its feet, probably worried it might lose some cool theoretical rights or whatever. Honestly, who knows what’s rattling around in their heads? This delay has execs at OpenAI super jittery. They’re even pointing fingers, hollering “anticompetitive!” like it’s the hot buzzword of the season.
Apparently, this might escalate to the feds looking into their multi-billion-dollar bro deal to see if there’s any funny business with the antitrust stuff. Oddly enough, both companies are putting on these polite “We’re best buds!” faces in public statements. Funny how they do that.
Oh, did you catch that OpenAI snagged Windsurf for a cool $3 billion? Windsurf’s all up in the coding game, dueling with Microsoft’s GitHub Copilot head-to-head. Microsoft kind of wants to dip its toes into OpenAI’s cool projects like an overly eager kid brother who just wants to tag along.
But hold up—OpenAI’s got a clock ticking. They either switch to for-profit by year-end, or there’s a chance they may have to cough up $20 billion back or face folks trying to takeover. Experts—or just the usual talking heads—are buzzing that Microsoft might just snag OpenAI in the next few years if things keep going sideways.
Wanna hear something wild? Word on the street is Microsoft bailed on some giant data center deals because, surprise, they weren’t feeling like supporting more ChatGPT grind. But then OpenAI’s Sam Altman cheekily drops that they’ve got enough computing juice. Bruh, make up your mind!
To top it off, CEO Satya Nadella says he’s in it for the long haul with OpenAI. Like, for decades. Every time ChatGPT hits, apparently, it’s like a tiny cash register dinging away for Microsoft. Go figure, right?
