Microsoft (MS) CEO Satya Nadella identified that Google must have won in the unreal intelligence (AI) competition. This statement attracts attention because it comes while Google is battling the ‘Gemini’ problem.

Business Insider reported on the 14th that Microsoft CEO Nadella appeared on a podcast and gave an interview about how he was capable of compete with Google through his partnership with OpenAI.

In keeping with this, CEO Nadella appeared on the Norwegian Bank Investment Management Channel released on YouTube yesterday and said that Google must have been the 'default winner' within the AI ​​competition between big techs.

He praised, “Google is a really capable company and has each talent and infrastructure. It has every thing from data to chips, models, products and distribution.”

Nevertheless, Microsoft said it was capable of sustain with the competition through its partnership with OpenAI.

He revealed that joining hands with Open AI was almost like an adventure. He said, “After I met Sam (Altman), it was an actual 'shooting in the dead of night'” and that the atmosphere was very different than it’s now. “Nevertheless, we pursued partnerships before AI became a mainstream trend, and we have now come this far,” he emphasized.

In reality, Microsoft was continuing its relationship by investing in Open AI before the launch of 'ChatGPT', and decided to make an astronomical investment amounting to $10 billion immediately after ChatGPT was introduced.

The emphasis on infrastructure was also not neglected. He said, “We is not going to only work with Nvidia and AMD, but additionally construct our own chips and lag architecture.”

These remarks reflect the recent sentiment that the gap between Microsoft and Google is widening. Particularly, Google has even called for CEO Sundar Pichai to step down as a result of the 'Gemini' incident.

Nevertheless, CEO Nadella emphasized that “competition will proceed to change into more intense in the long run.”

Meanwhile, Business Insider identified that there are concerns inside Microsoft in regards to the partnership with Open AI.

A Microsoft official who requested anonymity identified, “Now, Azure services are virtually nothing greater than a technical support platform for Open AI,” and “Innovation has disappeared, and only IT services remain.”

It was also revealed that some executives had left and interest in Microsoft's own services had decreased.

Nevertheless, the official added at the tip, “It will not be very modern, but it surely is business strategy.”

Reporter Lim Da-jun ydj@aitimes.com