--- title: "Strategic ambiguity (The Fog, 90%) — HP Inc. launches Frontier strategic partnership with OpenAI — Stuff That Spins" description: "Spin verdict: Strategic ambiguity · The Fog · Spin Score 90%. Who benefits: HP Inc. and OpenAI. HP Inc. expanded its strategic partnership with OpenAI to integrate AI capabilities across customer-facing services, internal software development, and enterprise infrastructure operations. 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