Microsoft feared funding OpenAI push it to Amazon
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- Microsoft executives expressed reservations about funding OpenAI in 2018.
- Microsoft leaders feared that refusing to support OpenAI could drive the company toward a partnership with Amazon.
Why it matters: Microsoft risks losing a strategic foothold in generative AI while Amazon stands to gain OpenAI's talent and technology, shifting cloud AI market share and influencing future partnership dynamics.
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