NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Microsoft (MSFT.O) boss Satya Nadella’s stressful weekend is probably only the beginning.
A lack of corporate governance protections left Nadella with few options to salvage his company’s $13 billion investment in OpenAI.
As a 49% owner of OpenAI, Microsoft could have hedged itself by getting more directly involved in oversight.
Recruiting Altman is at least a better outcome for Microsoft than standing by and watching him go to Google, a rival startup or opening his own AI shop.
Money and salesmanship are two essential elements of developing AI, but so are the proper controls, risk management and strategic clarity.
Persons:
Satya Nadella’s, OpenAI, Sam Altman, Altman, Reid Hoffman, Elon Musk’s, Satya Nadella, Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s, Brockman, Jeffrey Goldfarb, Sharon Lam
Organizations:
Reuters, Microsoft, Google, Altman, Thomson
Locations:
OpenAI