alt Hacker NewsExactly. For example, Microsoft was building data centers all over the world since "AGI" was "around the corner" according to them.
Now they are cancelling those plans. For them "AGI" was cancelled.
OpenAI claims to be closer and closer to "AGI" as more top scientists left or are getting poached by other labs that are behind.
So why would you leave if the promise of achieving "AGI" was going to produce "$100B dollars of profits" as per OpenAI's and Microsoft's definition in their deal?
Their actions tell more than any of their statements or claims.
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Wait, aren't they cancelling leases on non-ai data centers that aren't under Microsoft's control, while spending much more money to build new AI focused data centers that that own? Do you have a source that says they're canceling their own data centers?
I’m not commenting on the whole just the rhetorical question of why would people leave.
They are leaving for more money, more seniority or because they don’t like their boss. 0 about AGI
> Their actions tell more than any of their statements or claims.
At Microsoft, "AI" is spelled "H1-B".
Yes, this. Microsoft has other businesses that can make a lot of money (regular Azure) and tons of cash flow. The fact that they are pulling back from the market leader (OpenAI) whom they mostly owned should be all the negative signal people need: AGI is not close and there is no real moat even for OpenAI.