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-- Paresh Dave and Will Knight, Wired, 9/25/24 ***
-- Note that some observers don't believe the departure by Murati and other long-time staffers will diminish the VC community's investments in OpenAi, e.g., "OpenAI’s Investors Are Hanging On For the Ride", Kate Clark, The Information, 9/26/24
Produce a concise summary of what major tech publications -- e.g. The Verge, Wired -- have to say about the following headline "OpenAI CTO Mira Murati Is Leaving the Company"
OpenAI's Chief Technology Officer, Mira Murati, has announced her departure from the company after six and a half years of service ().
Murati played a pivotal role in developing groundbreaking AI models such as ChatGPT and DALL-E. Her decision to leave is part of a series of high-level exits at OpenAI, including Chief Research Officer Bob McGrew and Vice President of Research Barret Zoph ().
Murati shared her decision on X (formerly Twitter), expressing gratitude for her time at OpenAI and the team's accomplishments ()
CEO Sam Altman responded by acknowledging her significant contributions and emphasized that these departures were independent and amicable decisions ().These leadership changes coincide with OpenAI's transition from a nonprofit research lab to a for-profit entity, aiming to attract more investment and enhance its market position ()
This restructuring has raised concerns about balancing profitability with the company's original mission of advancing AI for humanity's benefit.Google has filed an antitrust complaint with the European Commission, alleging that Microsoft's cloud licensing practices are anti-competitive ().
The complaint asserts that Microsoft's licensing terms for software like Windows Server and Office impose significant cost penalties—reportedly up to a 400% markup—on customers who choose non-Azure cloud platforms (). This practice, according to Google, effectively locks users into Microsoft's Azure ecosystem, stifling competition in the cloud services market.This action follows a settlement in July 2024 between Microsoft and the Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE), which permitted European providers to offer Microsoft's applications on their local cloud infrastructures ().
Despite this settlement, Google contends that Microsoft's licensing strategies continue to hinder fair competition and limit consumer choices in the cloud computing sector.Microsoft has responded by highlighting its history of resolving similar concerns amicably and expressed confidence that Google's complaint will not succeed ().
The reader is referred to our extensive, special edition TL;DR previously published on Thursday 9/26/24 ➡ HERE
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