Teams Vs Google Meet Meme Fest Takes Over X As Sam Altman Joins Microsoft
After an endless number of twists and turns in the OpenAI vs Sam Altman saga, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella finally laid to rest a lot of rumours. He announced the formation of a new advanced AI research team to be led by Sam Altman, the recently ousted CEO of OpenAI and Greg Brockman, the former president and co-founder of the company.
"We're extremely excited to share the news that Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, together with colleagues, will be joining Microsoft to lead a new advanced AI research team. We look forward to moving quickly to provide them with the resources needed for their success," Nadella wrote on X.
What Elon Musk Tweeted Upon Sam Altman Joining Microsoft
Elon Musk, who is a known critic of Microsoft's control over OpenAI, responded with, "Now they will have to use Teams!" The response was in reference to a report that Altman and Brockman were fired from OpenAI during a Google Meet - which is a competitor of Microsoft's Teams.
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How X Users Are Reacting With MemesElon Musk's quirky reply triggered a meme fest on X with hundreds joining the Tesla and SpaceX CEO in the laughs and giggles.
"Fired on meet, hired on teams," wrote one person.
Fired on meet, hired on teams.— Paramvir November 20, 2023 Very trueHis plan the whole time pic.twitter.com/jyA565Ei5k — Marjorie Taylor Greene Press Release (Parody) November 20, 2023
While another movie buff shared a screengrab from the film "Kingdom of Heaven" to send a message across.
They should just do physical meetings and like talk face-to-face like real men do. pic.twitter.com/Aw7LyaWDqL — phragmites November 20, 2023Aaaand their productivity collapses into a black hole. — DrKnowItAll November 20, 2023
Teams gained 2 new users today— Matt Farmer | AI & Marketing November 20, 2023
"Wait, does this mean Microsoft becomes not only OpenAI's biggest investor but also it's biggest competitor?" a user tweeted.
still, a lost opportunity to bring Sam & its team onboard. They could contribute a lot to a better grok..— Hugo Catarino November 20, 2023 When Sam Altman Tweeted About His Microsoft Appointment
"Satya and my top priority remains to ensure Openai continues to thrivewe are committed to fully providing continuity of operations to our partners and customersthe openai/microsoft partnership makes this very doable."
In another latest development, around employees of OpenAI have warned the company that they would switch over to the new Microsoft AI team, whose operations would be headed by OpenAI's ousted chief executive officer Sam Altman and former president Greg Brockman.
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