OpenAI Inks Humorous $38 Billion ‘Shopping’ Spree with Amazon

“OpenAI Signs $38 Billion Deal With Amazon”

“OpenAI, the artificial intelligence lab originally founded by Elon Musk, has signed a lucrative deal with Amazon Web Services, putting some dollar figures to the nonprofit’s recent shift toward commercialization,” says the original WIRED article.

A frothy round of applause for OpenAI, the idealistic AI lab, brainchild of none other than the man we love to put in headlines, Elon Musk. In a textbook move to snatch some dollar bills, the group has solidified an intriguing deal with Amazon Web Services. Ah, what a brilliant testament to its recent epiphany: earning while churning out miracles of deep learning.

The internet’s biggest marketplace flipped the ‘We’re Hiring’ sign in their virtual window, and OpenAI sauntered in, upheld by its exceptional reputation. The deal is all about ‘Kapow!’, ‘Boom!’ and dollar- signs, a dollar-encrusted gateway to pioneering AI tech for both Amazon and OpenAI.

Oh, but let’s not forget about Google, the scorned partner in this riveting saga. The sole existential purpose of Google’s Cloud, once the power behind OpenAI, now seems to stew in its lemony broth of rejection and, dare we say, jealousy.

Will Amazon, the dark horse trump Google’s tall towers? Indeed, the future will be busy making arrangements for the eventual owners of the world, Google, Amazon or the seemingly insouciant OpenAI. Only time will tell.

And as we tango around existential questions, let’s remember that OpenAI’s goal isn’t just to excel in the great AI rat race. They still hold onto the vestiges of their ever-so- noble mission to ensure “artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity”. Quite a unique balancing act, wouldn’t you say – scurrying after profits while promising to scatter the AI dividends in every direction.

A darling of the tech world monetizing its grander vision without letting go of its starry-eyed principles – now isn’t that just the tale of the hour?

So, ring the bells, unleash the fanfare! Let’s all put our golf claps together for OpenAI – the once reverent monk, now brisk business magnate. Who knew they had it in them? Witnesses to this rapid metamorphosis can only speculate about this turn of events. But one does wonder – with the glittering dollar signs in view, will it stay the course, or will humanity turn into just another language model in the silicone-coated pandemonium? Ah, only time will answer this burning question.

Read the original article here: https://www.wired.com/story/openai-amazon-multi-billion-dollar-deal/