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Microsoft's early OpenAI views, Zachtronics' Star Trek sim, and R.E.P.O. game details

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Microsoft's past skepticism about AI's potential to outperform humans is highlighted, contrasting with its current deep investment in OpenAI. This perspective shift from 2018, where the company expressed concerns about "machines beating humans," is now viewed in light of its present-day collaboration. Additionally, the cluster touches upon game development, including a discussion of the "Shopkeeper" role in the game R.E.P.O. and the near-creation of a Star Trek engineering simulation by Zachtronics. AI

IMPACT Provides historical context on major tech companies' evolving views on AI development and its potential implications.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses past opinions and industry shifts related to AI, rather than a new release or significant event.

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Microsoft's early OpenAI views, Zachtronics' Star Trek sim, and R.E.P.O. game details

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COVERAGE [3]

  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎮 What does the Shopkeeper do in R.E.P.O.? Are you the type of friend to cause chaos when things are just starting to slow down? Do you enjoy ragebaiting teamma

    🎮 What does the Shopkeeper do in R.E.P.O.? Are you the type of friend to cause chaos when things are just starting to slow down? Do you enjoy ragebaiting teammates, destroying their hopes and dreams that they'll ever make it out of this hel... 📰 Source: Destructoid 🔗 Link: https:…

    LINKS destructoid.com/what-does-the-shopkeeper-…
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎮 Microsoft might be all-in on OpenAI now, but back in 2018 thought it was just 'motivated by a need to show how Al can crush humans' "We don't want 'machines b

    🎮 Microsoft might be all-in on OpenAI now, but back in 2018 thought it was just 'motivated by a need to show how Al can crush humans' "We don't want 'machines beating humans' and are not supportive of any push on this." 📰 Source: Latest from PC Gamer 🔗 Link: https://www.pcgamer.c…

    LINKS pcgamer.com/…/microsoft-might-be-all-in-o…
  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 "They were totally game to play ball": how Zachtronics almost made a Star Trek engineering sim This week the former Zachtronics folk of Coincidence released U

    📰 "They were totally game to play ball": how Zachtronics almost made a Star Trek engineering sim This week the former Zachtronics folk of Coincidence released U.V.S. Nirmana, a new "Zach-like" puzzler that has fairly spaghettified my synapses, despite being billed as "medium-diff…

    LINKS rockpapershotgun.com/they-were-totally-ga…

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