EditorialSam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI, left, and Kevin Scott, Microsoft’s chief technology officer, in Redmond, Wash. on Feb. 7, 2023. (Ruth Fremson/The New York Times)
EditorialSatya Nadella, Microsoft's chief executive, during an introduction event for a new Bing search engine in Redmond, Wash., Feb. 7, 2023. (Ruth Fremson/The New York Times)
EditorialSarah Bird, a Microsoft artificial intelligence executive, at the introduction of the new Bing search engine in Redmond, Wash., Feb. 7, 2023. (Ruth Fremson/The New York Times)
EditorialOpenAI CEO Sam Altman, left, and Microsoft Chief Technology Officer Kevin Scott at a media event introducing their Bing search engine using AI, at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Wash. on February 7, 2023. (Ruth Fremson/The New York Times)
EditorialSatya Nadella, Microsoft's chief executive, during an introduction event for a new Bing search engine in Redmond, Wash., Feb. 7, 2023. (Ruth Fremson/The New York Times)
EditorialA demo of Microsoft’s new Bing search engine using artificial intelligence, at the company’s campus in Redmond, Wash. on Feb. 7, 2023. (Ruth Fremson/The New York Times)
EditorialComputers show the new AI-powered Bing search engine during an introductory event at Microsoft's campus in Redmond, Wash., Feb. 7, 2023. (Ruth Fremson/The New York Times)
EditorialSam Altman, left, one of the founders of OpenAI, and Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s chief executive, at the Microsoft Campus in Redmond, Wash. on July 15, 2019. (Ian C. Bates/The New York Times)