微軟和 OpenAI - Sam Altman 履新後的動態合作夥伴關係
【結論】像OpenAI這樣的人工智慧新創公司相當依賴大型科技公司的雲端運算能力來開發和部署他們的模型。 隨著人工智慧能力的快速發展，有關負責任開發的道德擔憂仍將是首要問題。 目前，微軟憑藉其龐大的運算資源、與 OpenAI 的現有合作夥伴關係以及聘請被罷免的領導者納入麾下的能力，其領先地位將暫居上風。
[背景]
*.關於人工智慧到底是一種生存威脅（OpenAI首席科學家Ilya Sutskever所持有的觀點）還是一項重要的新技術，存在著緊張的關係。 這場辯論促成了Sam Altman的下台。
*.執行長Sam Altman於週五突然被罷免後，OpenAI 董事會曾短暫考慮過讓他回歸，但最終拒絕了。 原因尚不完全清楚。
*.微軟週日宣布聘請 Altman 和聯合創始人 Greg Brockman 組成新的 AI 實驗室，這威脅到了 OpenAI 的合作夥伴關係。
[OpenAI 持續面臨的挑戰]
*.不同尋常的非營利董事會/營利性業務結構增加了複雜性，利益並未完全一致。
*.OpenAI 需要微軟的程度遠遠超過微軟需要 OpenAI 的程度。 微軟開發並提供了運行 OpenAI 的強大運算能力，並協商了一系列法律和商業協議。
*.新任執行長 Emmett Shear 缺乏直接的人工智慧經驗。 重建領導力和解決員工的擔憂需要成為首要任務。
[微軟立場]
*.Satya Nadella 表示 OpenAI 與微軟的關係是「科技界最好的兄弟情誼」。
*.微軟透過談判簽訂了合約，賦予其 OpenAI 的 IP、原始碼和訓練模型的權利。 因此，如果需要的話，納德拉可以在微軟重建 OpenAI，而不會損失太多時間和金錢。
*.納德拉周末行動：當Sam Altman的復職顯然沒有機會發生時，他做了次好的決定：馬上為Altman、Brockman和他們的追隨者提供工作機會。
Microsoft and OpenAI - New Dynamic Partnership after the Sam Altman’s Ouster
[Conclusion] Artificial intelligence startups like OpenAI depend heavily on big tech companies for cloud computing power to develop and deploy their models. As AI capabilities advance rapidly, ethical concerns around responsible development will remain at the forefront. For now, Microsoft is in a leading position in this landscape with its vast computing resources, existing partnership with OpenAI, and ability to hire ousted leadership talent.
[Background]
*.There are tensions over whether AI is an existential threat (a view held by OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever) or an important new technology. This debate contributed to Altman's ouster.
*.After CEO Sam Altman's abrupt ouster on Friday, OpenAI's board briefly considered but rejected bringing him back. The reasons are still not entirely clear.
*.Microsoft announced Sunday it hired Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman for a new AI lab, threatening OpenAI's partnership.
[OpenAI’s ongoing challenges]
*.Unusual nonprofit Board/for-profit business structure split added complications that likely exacerbated the turmoil. Interests weren't fully aligned.
*.OpenAI needed Microsoft far more than Microsoft needed OpenAI. Microsoft developed and provided the vast computing power that runs OpenAI, and negotiated a slate of legal and commercial deals to protect it if something went wrong there.
*.New CEO Emmett Shear lacks direct AI experience. Rebuilding leadership and addressing employee concerns will need to be a top priority.
[Microsoft's stance]
*.Satya Nadella said OpenAI’s relationship with Microsoft “the best bromance in tech.
*.Microsoft negotiated contracts that gave it rights to OpenAI's IP, source code, and trained models. So Nadella could rebuild OpenAI in Microsoft without much lost time/money if needed.
*.Nadella ended the weekend a winner: When Altman’s reinstatement was clearly not happening, he did the next best thing: swooping in to offer jobs to Altman, Brockman and their loyalists.”
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