“Our mission is to ensure that AGI technology benefits all of humanity, and we’re working with Microsoft to build the supercomputing foundation on which we’ll build AGI," says @OpenAI CEO @sama https://t.co/qujqCA5eNn

— Emil Protalinski (@EPro) July 22, 2019

Wasn't OpenAI introduced originally as an org that was non-profit because it saw bigger existential issues with the development of AI as it related to for profit incentives? This is a massive check and I don't understand this transition https://t.co/nLg0y4bJWM

— codyb (@CodyBrown) July 22, 2019

What on earth does ‘Microsoft will invest a billion dollars’ mean here? Are they buying equity? Relabeling existing planned capex over the next decade? ? https://t.co/lDVQpO2hSP

— Benedict Evans (@benedictevans) July 22, 2019

Microsoft is investing $1 billion in OpenAI today. It makes Microsoft the exclusive provider of cloud services for OpenAI, and the two companies will work closely on AI and more https://t.co/fkVvs8C34O pic.twitter.com/7JmnnHUm5H

— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) July 22, 2019

Starting to feel like “open” has been so effectively used as rhetorical cover for obvious corporate capture that we should assume it.

Here “OpenAI” forms an exclusive deal with Microsoft to develop Azure products. https://t.co/oqeh9wCtqv

— Sean McDonald (@seanmmcdonald) July 22, 2019

"If they can gather enough data to describe everything humans deal with on a daily basis — and if they have enough computing power to analyze all that data — they believe they can rebuild human intelligence." https://t.co/PoY2blcoPT

— Paul Graham (@paulg) July 22, 2019

This is a big deal—substantial increase in capacity for research and building of powerful AI systems and squarely within the @OpenAI framework of responsible AI development. Ups the ante for rapidly building the regulatory structures we need to keep AI aligned with human values https://t.co/kzzCozw6sz

— Gillian Hadfield (@ghadfield) July 22, 2019

In March OpenAI switched from a non-profit to a capped-profit structure to allow them to take on investors. The primary reason cited was the huge *hardware* costs coming down the road: pic.twitter.com/OTmy5inbWC

— James Wang (@jwangARK) July 22, 2019

The rise of deep learning is directly the result of the rise of GPUs.

Those who care about software build their own hardware. This deal gives OpenAI some control over over its hardware roadmap which is especially important in training ever larger AI systems.

— James Wang (@jwangARK) July 22, 2019

O.o @shehackspurple can you also invest a billion in @owasp for better security? https://t.co/tKxPafNzTV

— Sherif Mansour (@Kerberosmansour) July 22, 2019

This is an interesting and intricate deal.

I see two primary motivations:
For OpenAI—to secure funding and to gain some control over hardware which in turn helps differentiate sw.

For MSFT—to elevate Azure in the minds of developers for AI training.https://t.co/WMnuaz7vqL

— James Wang (@jwangARK) July 22, 2019

“Our mission is to ensure that AGI technology benefits all of humanity, and we’re working with Microsoft to build the supercomputing foundation on which we’ll build AGI," says @OpenAI CEO @sama https://t.co/qujqCA5eNn

— Emil Protalinski (@EPro) July 22, 2019

Good move for @Microsoft and @Azure -> Microsoft invests $1 billion in OpenAI to develop AI technologies on Azure https://t.co/WANJzp6Gx7 $MSFT #AI #ML pic.twitter.com/UXU7N1ZYoT

— Daniel Newman (@danielnewmanUV) July 22, 2019

Microsoft is investing $1 billion in OpenAI to create brain-like machines - MIT Technology Review https://t.co/qXMKnfLGt2

— Chuck Brooks (@ChuckDBrooks) July 22, 2019

Microsoft is investing $1 billion in OpenAI to create brain-like machines. (More specifically, deep-learning based AGI). via @techreview https://t.co/f7l9qlh95m

— Shelly Fan (@ShellyFan) July 22, 2019

Microsoft is betting a billion dollars it and OpenAI can find a way to create a machine in the computing cloud that's as smart as your brain: @techreview #computing #AI #supercomputing https://t.co/0GpNwvjNCJ

— Martin Giles (@martingiles) July 22, 2019

Now that’s a news https://t.co/vd2f835vXJ

— Alex Przegalinska (@Przegaa) July 22, 2019

Microsoft is investing $1 billion in OpenAI to create brain-like machines #Technology https://t.co/7mBZPNT3cw

— Derin Cag (@DerinCag) July 22, 2019

Microsoft invests $1 billion in OpenAI to pursue holy grail of artificial intelligence https://t.co/PgunbSq7AS pic.twitter.com/5MOcteZClP

— The Verge (@verge) July 22, 2019

?Microsoft invests $1 billion in OpenAI to pursue holy grail of artificial intelligence
CC @OpenAI@AghiathChbib @enricomolinari @alcgroup @Fabriziobustama @HeinzVHoenen @avrohomg#Microsoft #ArtificialIntelligence #funding #tech #Industry40 https://t.co/nb04cvcK8o

— Colin McGuire (@realColinMac) July 22, 2019

I'm delighted when I see Silicon Valley waste billions in their vain pursuit of artificial general intelligence. But it's getting ridiculous lately. @OpenAI is a deep learning outfit. They have as much chance of solving AGI as my dog.https://t.co/8yaUtC76sC

— Rebel Science (@RebelScience) July 22, 2019

#Microsoft invests $1 billion in #OpenAI to pursue holy grail of #artificialintelligence https://t.co/oiDF55foy7 #startup #AI #India #Israel #London #china #IoT #IIoT #unicorn #startups #investment #finance #IoE #AR #VR #ML #DL #SiliconValley #bots #gamingbots #chatbots #data

— Ramachandran Azhakar (@razhakar) July 22, 2019

Microsoft invests $1 billion in OpenAI to pursue holy grail of artificial intelligence - The Verge

Read more here: https://t.co/c7y0XQkNSL#ArtificialIntelligence #AI #DataScience #MachineLearning #BigData #DeepLearning #NLP #Robots #IoT

— Iain Brown, PhD (@IainLJBrown) July 22, 2019

Game Changer.

Microsoft invests $1 billion in OpenAI to pursue holy grail of artificial intelligence https://t.co/YFB0oRLC7H

— Dalmas Otieno (@DaliDalmas) July 22, 2019

Microsoft invests $1 billion in OpenAI to pursue holy grail of artificial intelligence https://t.co/xdPx9CbPhi

— Shrutika Mokashi (@MokashiShrutika) July 22, 2019

Microsoft invests $1 billion in OpenAI to develop AI technologies on Azure, read more here: https://t.co/f25aAEFsSP
What would you like to see next in the AI world? Comment below!#AI #TechnologyNews pic.twitter.com/FTTolwzOpC

— Aqilla (@_Aqilla_) July 22, 2019

Ok, this is huge!!! @AWScloud @googlecloud have to respond >>> Microsoft teams up with OpenAI in new $1B artificial intelligence partnership https://t.co/WnP6N5VO5R via @SiliconANGLE

— John Furrier (@furrier) July 22, 2019

Microsoft teams up with OpenAI in new $1B artificial intelligence partnership - SiliconANGLE News

Read more here: https://t.co/mLk0i5vpNW#ArtificialIntelligence #AI #DataScience #MachineLearning #BigData #DeepLearning #NLP #Robots #IoT

— Iain Brown, PhD (@IainLJBrown) July 22, 2019

A $1 billion investment from Microsoft could help OpenAI, an artificial intelligence research lab in San Francisco, develop technology that does what a human brain can do. But skeptics wonder if it is even possible. https://t.co/L5Fw1OP6Ms

— NYT Business (@nytimesbusiness) July 22, 2019

"Most experts believe artificial general intelligence will not arrive for decades or even centuries — if it arrives at all. Even Altman admits OpenAI may never get there. But the race is on nonetheless." @CadeMetz explains. https://t.co/9e0SokX7uy

— Steve Lohr (@SteveLohr) July 22, 2019

Microsoft is investing $1 billion in OpenAI, the research lab overseen by startup guru Sam Altman that says (with all seriousness) that it wants to build "artificial general intelligence, or AGI, a machine that can do anything the human brain can do: https://t.co/jau8NVauWo

— Cade Metz (@CadeMetz) July 22, 2019

With $1 Billion From @Microsoft,

an #AI Lab Wants to Mimic the Brain https://t.co/ncVJBvGQU2 #fintech #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #DeepLearning @nytimes pic.twitter.com/szQThFEsAQ

— Spiros Margaris (@SpirosMargaris) July 22, 2019

With $1 Billion From Microsoft, an #AI Lab Wants to Mimic the Brain #microsoft @CadeMetz https://t.co/IAKqutrWQI

— Evan Kirstel (@evankirstel) July 22, 2019

“Most of that $1 billion, @sama said, will be spent on the computing power OpenAI needs to achieve its ambitions. And under the terms of the new contract, Microsoft will eventually become the lab’s sole source of computing power.” https://t.co/aPgqfYJQ9m https://t.co/6Prf1tFNuM

— hardmaru (@hardmaru) July 22, 2019

마이크로소프트 Azure에서 AI 기술을 개발하기 위해 OpenAI에 10 억 달러를 투자 https://t.co/CW5XvZcxyC
• "우리의 임무는 AGI 기술이 모든 인류에게 이익이 되도록 보장하는 것이며 우리는 Microsoft와 협력하여 AGI를 구축할 수퍼 컴퓨터 기반을 구축하기 위해 노력하고 있습니다.

— editoy (@editoy) July 23, 2019

.@Microsoft invests $1 billion in OpenAI to develop #AI technologies on #Azure https://t.co/dwTkvB8BF3 via @VentureBeat

— Adam Nanjee (@adamnanjee) July 23, 2019

마이크로소프트가 OpenAI에 10억 달러를 투자하여, 자사의 Azure 플랫폼에서 구동할 AI 기술을 공동 개발할 것이라고... https://t.co/2wJTfNgV5M pic.twitter.com/IEC4kQPJzc

— H. Kim (@metavital) July 23, 2019

@microsoft invest 1 Billion ?? in #artificialintelligence #startupshttps://t.co/7uNuZn94zQ

— Europeanvalley (@Europeanvalleyt) July 23, 2019

Microsoft is investing $1 billion in OpenAI to create brain-like machines - via @techreview https://t.co/KNlSTjWNdQ #AI

— JOHN NOSTA (@JohnNosta) July 23, 2019

#Microsoft to invest $1 billion in #OpenAI, will jointly develop new #supercomputer technologies.#DataScience #AI #HPC https://t.co/phrkuEhKPa pic.twitter.com/cScdRMql45

— David Bader (@Prof_DavidBader) July 23, 2019

Microsoft invests $1 billion in OpenAI to pursue holy grail of artificial intelligence https://t.co/mQ3TfgW4uU

— Andrew Kaylor (@andrewkaylor) July 23, 2019

Snake oil, alas:https://t.co/x0z8uwSNvr
Only sentient beings will be capable of general intelligence. Some folk believe digital zombies are going to wake up and solve all our problems. But it ain’t going to happen!https://t.co/LeShkstmZB#AI #consciousness #intelligence

— David Pearce (@webmasterdave) July 23, 2019

Microsoft invests $1 billion in OpenAI to pursue holy grail of artificial intelligence https://t.co/PgunbSq7AS pic.twitter.com/EpBxsfZLjm

— The Verge (@verge) July 23, 2019

Microsoft teams up with OpenAI in new $1B artificial intelligence partnership https://t.co/my6qrxpLUb #microsoft #openai #ai pic.twitter.com/OjIEozueDG

— Bitcoin (@SNEntrepreneurs) July 23, 2019