OpenAI and Microsoft Renegotiate Partnership Ahead of Potential IPO
OpenAI said it won't jeopardize Microsoft’s priority access to its most advanced AI models. This was revealed by the Financial Times.
Quick overview
- OpenAI and Microsoft are renegotiating their multi-billion-dollar partnership, potentially leading to OpenAI's IPO.
- Microsoft is considering reducing its equity stake in OpenAI in exchange for continued access to advanced AI technologies.
- The discussions also involve revisiting a broader agreement from 2019 related to Microsoft's initial investment in OpenAI.
- OpenAI has indicated that Microsoft will receive a smaller share of future revenues as it seeks greater independence.
OpenAI and Microsoft are renegotiating the terms of their multi-billion-dollar partnership in a key move that could pave the way for the ChatGPT creator to pursue an eventual initial public offering (IPO).
OpenAI said it won’t jeopardize Microsoft’s priority access to its most advanced AI models. This was revealed by the Financial Times in an article published on Sunday.
A central issue in the discussions is Microsoft’s equity stake in OpenAI’s future for-profit entity, tied to the more than $13 billion it has already invested in the company.
According to the British outlet, Microsoft is open to giving up part of that stake in exchange for guaranteed, ongoing access to OpenAI’s new AI technologies developed after 2030.
The two companies are also said to be revisiting the terms of a broader agreement dating back to 2019, when Microsoft made its initial $1 billion investment in the AI startup. So far, neither Microsoft nor OpenAI has responded to Reuters’ requests for comment.
Last week, The Information reported that OpenAI has already informed investors that, following the restructuring, Microsoft will receive a smaller share of future revenues—supporting the notion that OpenAI is seeking greater independence as it prepares for a potential market debut.
Meanwhile, in January of this year, Microsoft revised some terms of its agreement with OpenAI after forming a partnership with Oracle and Japanese conglomerate SoftBank to invest up to $500 billion in AI data centers across the United States.
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