17 June 2024

Microsoft’s Nadella Is Building an AI Empire. OpenAI Was Just the First Step.

Tom Dotan & Berber Jin

Chief Executive Satya Nadella bet the future of Microsoft MSFT 0.22%increase; green up pointing triangle on the potential of artificial intelligence when he forged a groundbreaking partnership with OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT.

But Nadella is not content to simply rely on OpenAI to dominate in this new era. In recent months, he’s been spreading his bets, turning the world’s biggest company into the world’s most aggressive amasser of AI talent, tools and technology. He has hunted down new partners around the globe and invested in a range of AI startups, including pouring $1.5 billion into an Abu Dhabi-based firm in April.

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