Soitturnedto a well-establishedmoneyprintingmegacap, Google, whichwashappytocut a deal, especiallysinceitwasarguablymoreinterestedinthetalentthanthetechnology.
特に、技術よりも人材に興味があったことは間違いない。
Character.aico-founder, NoamShazir, wasanauthorof a groundbreakingpaperthatlaidthefoundationfortoday's ageofAI.
It's a playbookthatskirtstheregulatorycrackdownonbigtechdominance, providesanexitforAIstartupsstrugglingtomakemoneyandallowsmegacapstopickupthetalentneededintheAIarmsrace.
Again, notanoutrightacquisition, just a $650 millionagreementthatwouldallowMicrosofttouseInflection's AImodelsandhireawaymostofitsstaff, includingfounderMustafaSuleyman, whomtheyputinchargeofitsentireAIunit.
They'releavingbehind a shellof a companyandsomeofitsemployees, stillfunctioningbutnotcompetitive, whichalsobringsintosharpreliefjustwhogetsleftholdingthebag.
Theydon't reapanyoftherewardsthattheirformercolleaguesdo, a newcushiergigat a provenbigcorporationwithoutthedesperatesearchforviablerevenue.
かつての同僚たちのような報酬を得ることもなく、実績のある大企業でより安楽な新たな仕事を得る。
Instead, they'relefttryingtofind a waytopiecetogether a newbusinesswithoutitstoptalent.
その代わりに、彼らは優秀な人材がいない状態で新たなビジネスを立ち上げる方法を模索することになる。
In a numberofdealsofthistype, theremainingcompanystillhasaccesstotheIPthat's beencreatedandcertainlyenoughresourcesaspartofthetransactiontocontinuetohiretalentandbuilduponthatIP.