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The surprising way OpenAI could get out of its pact with Microsoft
The New York Times on Thursday published a look at the "fraying" relationship between OpenAI and its investor, partner, and, increasingly, rival,
Most fascinating perhaps is a clause in OpenAI’s contract with Microsoft that reportedly cuts off Microsoft’s access to OpenAI’s tech if the latter develops so-called artificial general intelligence (AGI), meaning an AI system capable of rivaling human thinking. According to the Times — which says it talked with 19 people familiar with the companies’ relationship — the clause aims to ensure Microsoft can never misuse the technology. Thing is, OpenAI’s board can reportedly decide when AGI has arrived, and CEO Sam Altman has already said that moment will be somewhat subjective.
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