Both Apple and Microsoft have close ties with Sam Altman's OpenAI.
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- The world's two most valuable companies both have close ties to OpenAI.
- Apple could soon join Microsoft in having an observer role on OpennAI's board, Bloomberg reported.
- However, both companies have very different arrangements with the ChatGPT maker.
The world's two most valuable companies know what it's like to miss the boat on the latest technology.