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		Brotkrumen 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: OpenAI acquires Sky.app If I put my tinfoil hat on, one of the reasons may be in the disclaimer: >An investment fund associated with Sam Altman held a passive investment in Software Applications Incorporated Maybe it's just as banal as "Sam paid himself a bit more money".

schnable 3 months ago [–]

This probably played a role (cash out before bubble pops) plus the acquihire. OpenAI is building a try-everything-and-see-what-sticks product company on top of the model research lab so strong product teams are very useful to them.

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