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breadwinner ◴[] No.44370630[source]
Microsoft has wasted their opportunity.

When ChatGPT first came out, Satya and Microsoft were seen as visionaries for their wisdom in investing in Open AI. Then competitors caught up while Microsoft stood still. Their integration with ChatGPT produced poor results [1] reminding people of Tay [2]. Bing failed to capitalize on AI, while Proclarity showed what an AI-powered search engine should really look like. Copilot failed to live up to its promise. Then Claude.ai, Gemini 2.0 caught up with or exceeded ChatGPT, and Microsoft still doesn't have their own model.

[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/technology/bing-chatbot-m...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_(chatbot)

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dyauspitr ◴[] No.44371295[source]
How have they failed? They still get 49% of openAI’s profits so if openAI wins, Microsoft wins.
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flowerlad ◴[] No.44371653[source]
That can be considered victory only if Microsoft is an investment firm as opposed to a software company.
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mangamadaiyan ◴[] No.44371992[source]
Aren't they actually an investment firm with a passing interest in software?
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1. gneuron ◴[] No.44372970[source]
They're like the Merck of the pharma world.