The Confluence Of Two Empires: Microsoft And OpenAI Hold Hands
Forbes
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07/01/2025
Alaeddine El Fawal's take — 15/01/2025
For a long time, Google dominated the search market, but this may be changing with new search habits emerging. Instead of googling multiple sites, I now primarily use two AI chatbots, challenge them to avoid hallucinations, and, if needed, click on their suggested links. For me, this is a more concise and much faster way to find information. This article highlights a confluence between Microsoft and OpenAI and the willingness of the former to capitalize on the AI trend. This will potentially create a new monopoly not only in search but also in personal computing, cloud computing, and AI services. Should such an outcome come to pass, it could last as long as Microsoft's previous dominance in personal computing. Only the future will reveal the antitrust issues that might arise from this confluence.