Xin Hua She·2025-10-29 08:25Core Points - Microsoft and OpenAI have signed a new final agreement to strengthen their partnership and lay the foundation for long-term success [1] - Microsoft supports OpenAI's board in forming a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC) and completing a capital restructuring, with an estimated investment valuation of approximately $135 billion for Microsoft’s stake in OpenAI [1] - OpenAI remains a key partner for Microsoft in frontier model collaboration, with Microsoft retaining exclusive intellectual property rights and exclusive access to the Azure API until the achievement of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) [1] Agreement Details - An independent expert committee will verify the achievement of AGI once OpenAI announces it [1] - Microsoft's intellectual property rights do not cover OpenAI's consumer hardware, allowing OpenAI to collaborate with third parties on certain products [1] - Microsoft can independently or collaborate with third parties to develop AGI, and the revenue-sharing agreement will remain in effect until AGI is verified by the independent committee [1] Additional Procurement - OpenAI has signed an additional procurement agreement for Microsoft Azure services valued at $250 billion, although OpenAI will no longer prioritize Microsoft as its computing power supplier [1]