Bill Gates Told Satya Nadella ‘You’re Going To Burn This Billion Dollars’ By Investing In OpenAI — But Microsoft’s Bet Became A 100-Bagger | Official Website of Louis Velazquez, entrepreneur, finance guy and tech innovator

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Bill Gates Told Satya Nadella ‘You’re Going To Burn This Billion Dollars’ By Investing In OpenAI — But Microsoft’s Bet Became A 100-Bagger

Bill Gates once warned Satya Nadella that Microsoft’s $1 billion OpenAI investment could go up in flames, but that risky bet has now turned into a $135 billion stake cementing the company’s dominance in the global AI race.

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