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Microsoft and OpenAI may be renegotiating their partnership
MSFTMicrosoft(MSFT) TechCrunch·2025-05-11 15:16

Group 1 - OpenAI is in tough negotiations with Microsoft regarding its corporate restructuring plans, which include converting its business arm into a for-profit public benefit corporation while retaining control under its nonprofit board [1] - Microsoft has invested a total of $13 billion in OpenAI and is seen as a crucial player in approving the restructuring [2] - The negotiations focus on the equity Microsoft will receive in the new for-profit entity, alongside a broader contract renegotiation where Microsoft may relinquish some equity for access to future OpenAI technology [2] Group 2 - The relationship between OpenAI and Microsoft is becoming increasingly competitive, particularly as OpenAI's enterprise business expands and it embarks on its ambitious Stargate infrastructure project [3]