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Read the email to Satya Nadella and Bill Gates that shows Microsoft's CTO was 'very worried' about Google's AI progress in 2019

Microsoft's concern about Google's AI progress, contained in emails forming part of the DoJ's antitrust case, may have spurred its OpenAI investment.

In one lengthy email, Microsoft's chief technology officer, Kevin Scott, told CEO Satya Nadella and Bill Gates that Google's AI-powered "auto-complete in Gmail" was "getting scarily good." Scott added that when Open AI, Deep Mind, and Google Brain were competing to see who could achieve "the most impressive game-playing stunt," he was "highly dismissive of their efforts," but "that was a mistake." [Redacted] From: Satya Nadella To: Kevin Scott CC: Amy Hood Sent: 6/12/2019 6:02:47 PM Subject: Re: Thoughts on OpenAIVery good email that explains, why I want us to do this… and also why we will then ensure our infra folks execute.Amy - fyiSent from Mail for Windows 10

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