Microsoft and OpenAI: Will they opt for the nuclear option?

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Microsoft and OpenAI: Will they opt for the nuclear option? The fight between Microsoft and OpenAI over what Microsoft should get for its $13 billion investment in the AI company has gone from nasty to downright toxic, with each of the companies considering strategies against the other that can only be described as their nuclear options.  The stakes couldn't be higher.  Read more 6 mins

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