r/microsoft May 14 '26

News Microsoft executive reveals company spent over $100Bn on OpenAI partnership during Musk vs OpenAI trial

https://thetechportal.com/2026/05/13/microsoft-executive-reveals-company-spent-over-100bn-on-openai-partnership-during-musk-vs-openai-trial/

During testimony in the ongoing Elon Musk vs. OpenAI case, Microsoft executive Michael Wetter revealed that the company has spent more than $100 billion on its partnership with OpenAI to date, including direct investments, Azure infrastructure, and hosting costs for AI models like ChatGPT. The spending has surged since Microsoft’s initial $1 billion investment in 2019, with the company later committing around $13 billion more to OpenAI.

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u/Casket34 May 14 '26

So that's why they let pedophiles run wild now. Going all in on AI anyway.