The big tech world has turned into a “let’s collab and figure out what works” Wild West during the artificial intelligence boom. On one hand, there’s a lot to gain from pooling resources together and expanding the technology as a whole. On the other hand, many of these partnerships are proving to be fluid and subject to change on short notice.
One of the prominent partnerships has been between Microsoft (MSFT +1.14%) and ChatGPT’s creator, OpenAI. They have worked together for years, but on April 27, both companies announced that they had restructured their multibillion-dollar partnership.
And although Amazon (AMZN +0.25%) has nothing to do with that directly, it could wind up being the real winner from the change.
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The history of deals between Microsoft and OpenAI
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