With $1 billion from Microsoft, an AI Lab wants to mimic the brain

SAN FRANCISCO: As the waitress approached the table, Sam Altman held up his phone. That made it easier to see the dollar amount typed into an investment contract he had spent the last 30 days negotiating with Microsoft.

“$1,000,000,000,” it read. The investment from Microsoft, signed early this month and announced Monday, signals a new direction for Altman’s research lab.

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