Microsoft, OpenAI가 Amazon으로 이탈해 Azure를 험담할 것을 우려
2018년 이메일에 따르면 Microsoft는 스타트업이 Amazon으로 옮겨 Azure를 험담하는 것을 막기 위해 OpenAI에 10억 달러를 투자한 것으로 드러났다.
Court documents from the Elon Musk v. Sam Altman trial expose Microsoft's internal logic before its $1 billion OpenAI investment. Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott told CEO Satya Nadella in 2018 that refusing OpenAI's request for compute funding risked the startup "storming off to Amazon" and "shit-talk[ing]" Azure. While executives questioned the ROI of covering OpenAI's compute costs, Microsoft ultimately moved forward with the deal to prevent competitors from gaining OpenAI's influence and credibility in the AI community.