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Since the only users who would likely care about this derive far more value than the $20/month of OpenAI's direct offering. Why doesn't OpenAI market this service, but with chat history, for something like $200/month?



That's a laughable price for an enterprise subscription.

And the reason is, it's enough for OpenAI to "say" that they're "not going to use your data" - you need a cloud deployment where you can control network boundaries to _prove_ that your data isn't going anywhere it isn't supposed to.


Unless you're physically controlling the network boundaries, how are you proving that on any cloud service?


OenAI IS Microsoft. Don't get tangled in the web of creating different entities when they are all part of the same pyramid. Also GitHub IS Microsoft too!!


GitHub was acquired by Microsoft, and they are no longer legally separate entities.

Microsoft is an investor in OpenAI, but does not own it, and they are legally separate companies. OpenAI is not Microsoft and it is factually incorrect to claim that OpenAI is Microsoft.

[1] https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2023/01/23/microsoftandopen...


But saying they're just an investor isn't quite doing the arrangement the justice it deserves. There seems to be a lot of strings attached to that investment.

It's not just a straight trade of dollars for shares, but many further contractual obligations.


I understand that perception but "seems to be a lot of strings" is all that is publicly known. None of those further obligations seem to have been disclosed. Without that disclosure it's a bit of a conspiracy theory?

Thus, it could very well be OpenAI has taken dollars, is commercially selling its technology to Microsoft on terms which aren't special, and sama and the OpenAI executive team and board has independently concluded that engaging in the partnership is a stellar way to grow their OpenAI brand, business and valuation?




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