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Microsoft's role remains same as it was on Thursday. Minor (49%?) shareholder and keeps access to models and IP

IMO Kevin tweeting that MS will hire and match comp of all OpenAI employees was amazing negotiation tactic because that meant employees could sign the petition without worrying about their jobs/visas

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I think at this point MSFT will seek a board seat in OpenAI/

Satya Nadella said they would make sure there would be "no more surprises".

(Sad day for popcorn sales.)

I was thinking about this a lot as well, but what did that mean for employee stock in the commercial entity? I heard they were up for a liquid cash-out in the next funding round.

but no board seat? how do they prevent a rehash of this in the future and how do they safeguard their investment? Really curious.

OpenAI is an airgapped test lab for Microsoft. They dont want critical exposure to the downside risk of AI research, just the benefits in terms of IP. Sam and Greg probably offer enough stability for them to continue this way.

Sam and Greg don't appear to be getting their board seats back.

They dont need them. If they get fired, they can go nuclear on the board again.

It makes sense to airgap Generative AI while courts ponder wether copyright fair use applies or not. Research is clearly allowed fair use, and let OpenAI experiment with commercialization until it is all clear waters.

No anti-AI lawsuits have progressed yet. One got slapped down pretty hard today, though isn't dead.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/sar...

I believe all the board seats are not fillet yet

It's a new and "more experienced" board. This is also possibly the first of additional governance and structure changes.

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