Microsoft Is Playing the Long Game in Artificial Intelligence

By Travis Hoium – Jan 17, 2023 at 7:45AM

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OpenAI isn't just a start-up investment for Microsoft, it could be core to the company's future.

Microsoft (MSFT 1.82%) is reported to be investing $10 billion into OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT. The company's cloud resources, business customers, and large amount of data resources make it a perfect partner to improve the artificial intelligence models and create a business model for it. Travis Hoium covers why Microsoft isn't doing this for headlines, it's playing the long game.

*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of Jan. 12, 2023. The video was published on Jan. 17, 2023.

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