Microsoft will make “multi-million dollar” investment in OpenAI, but lays off workers

However, that would not be the only use of these tools, since the possibility of being integrated into different company products, such as its Bing search engine, or into other productivity applications, such as Word, PowerPoint and outlook.

The collaboration between both companies also includes the construction of a supercomputer co-designed by OpenAI hosted in Azure that at the time was considered one of the most powerful machines in the world, while Microsoft is a sponsor of the OpenAI Startup Fund, an incubator of companies focused on AI.

The controversies behind this deal

Although the association is relevant to the world of technology, it is not without controversy. On the one hand, OpenAI is under pressure to make a profit with its products and in 2023 they expect to earn 200 million dollars; However, the figure is tiny with the millions of dollars that they have invested in the development of their products.

On the other hand, last week Microsoft announced the layoff of 10,000 employees, which will be completed by the end of March, affecting the areas of HoloLens, Microsoft Edge, as well as marketing workers from the 343 Industries studios, developer of the latest Halo title. , and Bethesda.