OpenAI and Microsoft disclosed a $250 billion Azure services contract, and a securities class action was filed in US District Court.
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Updated Jun 18
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OpenAI and Microsoft disclosed a $250 billion Azure services contract, and a securities class action was filed in US District Court.
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OpenAI and Microsoft disclosed a $250B Azure contract and faced a securities class action.1 source
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The entities involved
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OpenAI
American artificial intelligence research organization
- Leaders call for international cooperation on AI risks, tech leaders call for oversight, and the CMA proposes stricter search engine choice requirements.
- Experts, including Dario Amodei at Cornell University, warned about the power and limits of AI, specifically citing risks of AI taking control of the internet.
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Microsoft
American multinational technology corporation
- Nvidia is expanding its platform deployment across major cloud providers, including Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure.
- Cloud giants, including Microsoft, Amazon, Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google, are benefiting from overall AI market growth while navigating corporate cost containment and future market competition.
Related events
- OpenAI committed to Azure spending, and Microsoft holds a 27% stake in OpenAI.
- Ona Wang, who held Microsoft stock, is overseeing pretrial work in a lawsuit concerning Microsoft's major investment in OpenAI.
- Anthropic committed to buying Azure capacity and investing up to $5B, highlighting AGI rivalry with OpenAI.
- A lawsuit has been filed seeking to hold OpenAI accountable for harms caused by its AI, targeting both the company and its CEO.
- OpenAI is facing a lawsuit alleging company responsibility for death, while simultaneously working on AI usage rules and launching a national AI strategy.