According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, OpenAI and Microsoft may be approaching a critical juncture in their partnership
In the report, executives of OpenAI have contemplated publicly accusing Microsoft of anticompetitive behavior during their partnership, according to anonymous sources. Executives at OpenAI also contemplated whether to request a federal regulatory evaluation of their contract with Microsoft.
OpenAI is endeavoring to reduce Microsoft’s control over its intellectual property and computing resources; however, the startup must have Microsoft’s consent to finalize its transition to a for-profit entity.
The two companies are currently in a dispute regarding OpenAI’s $3 billion acquisition of Windsurf, an AI engineering startup. According to the report, OpenAI is opposed to Microsoft acquiring Windsurf’s intellectual property, as it could improve the cloud provider’s AI coding tool, GitHub Copilot.
The relationship between Microsoft and OpenAI has become increasingly strained, even though Microsoft was once a significant catalyst for the companies’ growth. In the past few months, it has been reported that OpenAI has been attempting to decrease its dependence on Microsoft for cloud services.
