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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: 0.568s | source
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uptownfunk ◴[18 Oct 24 17:06 UTC] No.41881350[source]▶
Sam is a scary good guy. But I’ve also learned to never underestimate Microsoft. They’ve been playing the game a long long time.
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Implicated ◴[18 Oct 24 17:36 UTC] No.41881667[source]▶
> Sam is a scary good guy.

No snark/sarcasm - can you elaborate on this? This doesn't seem in line with most opinions of him that I encounter.

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1. themacguffinman ◴[18 Oct 24 17:59 UTC] No.41881879[source]▶
"Sam is extremely good at becoming powerful."

"You could parachute him into an island full of cannibals and come back in 5 years and he'd be the king."

- Paul Graham

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2. uptownfunk ◴[19 Oct 24 04:11 UTC] No.41885581[source]▶
Yes this is what I am referring. I’m not saying he is like the boy coder genius, he is good at becoming and staying king. And if you look at all the departures of some of today’s brilliant technology innovators, perhaps it tells you why. Don’t fly too close to the sun.