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Microsoft then quickly got into a partnership with OpenAI
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Published onMay 3, 2024
published onMay 3, 2024
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The USDepartment of Justice’santitrust case against Google has revealed inside information that hints at Google’s dominance in the AI landscape in the last decade. According to emails made public, Microsoft wasvery, very worriedabout the progress Google had made in AI.
First shared byBusiness Insider, the email, titledThoughts on OpenAI, sent by Microsoft’s CTO Kevin Scott to Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s CEO, and Bill Gates, highlighted how the company was several years behind the competition in terms of ML(Machine Learning)scale.
While most parts of the email were redacted, the sections made public clearly expressed Microsoft’s fear of losing to Google in the race for AI dominance. In the email, Scott cited the example of auto-fill in Gmail. He said,
Talking aboutOpenAI,DeepMind, andGoogle Brain, Scott shared how he was earlier dismissive about their efforts but soon realized how Microsoft fared compared to them when NLP(Natural Language Processing)models were first developed,
Scott sent the email onJune 12, 2019, and Microsoft and OpenAI announced an exclusive partnership onJuly 22, 2019. This can’t be a coincidence!
While it’s possible that talks for a partnership might have been underway at the time, givenBill Gates’ control over Microsoftand his relations with Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, we can’t ignore the fact that Microsoft was concerned about the developments in the space, and it not playing a significant part.
But, that seems like ancient history now!
In the last few years,Microsoft has heavily invested in OpenAI, integrated AI-powered solutions into native products, such asCopilot in Windows, introduced image creation capabilities, andbrought AI into manufacturing.
This push has delivered results, withMicrosoft Azure emerging as an alternativeagainst AWS(Amazon Web Services)and Google Cloud,Bing reaching 140 million daily active users, and other native products witnessing increased adoption.
Microsoft presently is the biggest player in the AI landscape, with all major tech giants far behind. And given its continued efforts, the picture is not going to change soon.
Who do you think will dominate the AI landscape in the future, Microsoft or Google? Share with our readers in the comments section.
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Kazim Ali Alvi
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