Microsoft is investing $1B in OpenAI
Congrats on the investment, but this release reads like a parody.<p>I believe that building a <i>beneficial</i> warp-drive engine will be the most important technological development in human history, with the potential to shape the trajectory of humanity. The aliens we&#x27;re sure to encounter will be capable of mastering more fields than any one human — like a tool which combines the skills of Curie, Turing, and Bach. An alien working on a problem would be able to see connections across disciplines that no human could. But even though I&#x27;m known as the warp-drive-guy, I don&#x27;t actually know how to build a warp drive, so in the meantime I am building increasingly powerful transportation technology in the hope this would lead to a warp drive one day soon, and have decided to focus on bicycles. They&#x27;re really good bikes, though, and unlike others who make bicycles, I like to consider those I build to merely be <i>pre</i>-warp, a necessary step towards warp technology. So when you buy my bikes [1], you are literally helping me change the trajectory of human history and meet aliens (did I mention Curie, Turing and Bach?)<p>This is truly a fine specimen of Silicon Valley prose. It&#x27;s got something for everyone: human history, a wild-eyed dream of a bright future, a connection to the arts, name-dropping, the trajectory of humanity, and, of course, lots of money in cloud services (integrated platform). They even showed some restraint in stopping short of ending all war and curing all disease. &quot;Making the world a better place&quot; is really too mundane.<p>[1]: The Warp Drive Corporation®&#x27;s Pre-Warp Bike™️ is now on sale on Amazon.