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Microsoft and OpenAI's close partnership shows signs of fraying

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321 points jhunter1016 | 2 comments | 18 Oct 24 11:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.421s | source
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farrelle25 ◴[18 Oct 24 12:09 UTC] No.41878644[source]▶
This reporting style seems unusual. Haven't noticed it before...(listing the number of people):

    - according to four people familiar with the talks ...
    - according to interviews with 19 people familiar with the relationship ...
    - according to five people with knowledge of his comments.
    - according to two people familiar with Microsoft’s plans.
    - according to five people familiar with the relationship ...
    - according to two people familiar with the call. 
    - according to seven people familiar with the discussions.
    - six people with knowledge of the change said...
    - according to two people familiar with the company’s plan.
    - according to two people familiar with the meeting...
    - according to three people familiar with the relationship.
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1. bastawhiz ◴[18 Oct 24 16:04 UTC] No.41880671[source]▶
There's probably a lot of overlap in those groups of people. But I think it's pretty remarkable how make people are willing to leak information. At least nineteen anonymous sources!
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