OpenAI Plans to Retain an Additional $50B from Commercial Partners

OpenAI, a key player in the artificial intelligence industry, has revealed its strategic revenue sharing plans for the end of the decade. Specifically, it anticipates reducing its revenue share with commercial business allies such as Microsoft from the current 20% to approximately 8%. The revised revenue distribution model suggests that an additional sum surpassing $50B would be retained by OpenAI instead of allocating it to its partners.

CoreWeave, another prominent figure in the AI sector, has announced its new financial agreement with Nvidia, under a pre-existing master services contract effective since April 10, 2023. The deal, initially valued at $6.3B, initiates a collaborative arrangement governing the sale of CoreWeave’s reserved cloud computing resources to its established customer base.

Moreover, this agreement contains a provision enabling Nvidia to utilize any residual cloud capacity that has not been acquired by CoreWeave’s customers. In instances when CoreWeave’s data center functions below its maximum capacity, Nvidia has committed to purchasing the remaining cloud capability.

CrowdStrike, an industry leader in cybersecurity, has partnered with Meta to launch a novel range of benchmarks known as CyberSOCEval. The partnership’s genesis was to scrutinize the operational performance of AI systems with a primary focus on security. The suite, being an open-source entity, allows extensive use and contribution from AI enthusiasts in the global community.

CyberSOCEval is essentially a product of Meta’s existing CyberSecEval framework and CrowdStrike’s expertise in threat intelligence and AI-focused cybersecurity data. By amalgamating their collective capabilities, the collaboration aims to pioneer a comprehensive testing framework for large language models deployed in security operation centers.

Elon Musk’s company, xAI, a venture into the AI ecosystem, recently reported substantial changes to its workforce composition. It disclosed that a significant number of personnel, approximately 500 from the data annotation department, which represents the company’s most extensive team, were relieved of their duties.

The workforce changes stemmed from a meticulous assessment of the company’s one-on-one teaching efforts towards the development of artificial intelligence. The review highlighted the necessity of accelerating the growth and prioritisation of specialised AI tutors within the company.

Subsequently, as part of the strategic realignment, the company decided to reduce its reliance on general AI tutor roles, maintaining a leaner workforce. This strategic shift implies the impending termination of employment for most individuals holding the now-deemed redundant generalist AI tutor positions with xAI.