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OpenAI Acquires Rockset

(openai.com)
249 points colesantiago | 4 comments | 21 Jun 24 15:04 UTC | HN request time: 0.623s | source
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wantsanagent ◴[21 Jun 24 19:55 UTC] No.40753155[source]▶
OpenAI Eng Mgmt: "Hey, we really like this rockset thing we've been using, but we don't have the people to build it out as fast as you want."

OpenAI Leadership: "Ok, buy Rockset and have them build anything you need."

OpenAI Eng Mgmt: "... Ok. You want to run a db service?"

OpenAI Leadership: "No. Dump all the existing customers. They build for us now."

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1. jstummbillig ◴[21 Jun 24 20:06 UTC] No.40753262[source]▶
Yes, that's how acqui-hiring goes. Idk. Anything is noteworthy when OpenAI does it, I suppose?
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2. Jensson ◴[21 Jun 24 20:49 UTC] No.40753662[source]▶
It is surprising every time you see a non-profit behave exactly like a for-profit. You'd think there would be some difference, but no apparently we see there is basically none.

At least I have never seen a non-profit acquihire before.

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3. codezero ◴[21 Jun 24 20:58 UTC] No.40753729[source]▶
OpenAI isn’t a nonprofit.

https://openai.com/our-structure/

4. hodgesrm ◴[23 Jun 24 13:53 UTC] No.40767485[source]▶
That and the fact that Rockset has been around for a while and has accumulated a decent number of users who are now in search of alternatives.