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What you better know
Microsoft no longer holds a seat on the board of OpenAI.
Microsoft’s relationship with OpenAI is complicated and storied.
Microsoft held a non-voting seat on the OpenAI board until recently.
OpenAI exclusively partners with OpenAI for the cloud.
That partnership came as part of an investment by Microsoft ofover $10 billion.
Microsoft has integrated OpenAI tech into a wide range of its services, including Copilot and Bing.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella saidAI tools would be built into all Microsoft productsback in January 2023.
Since then, several services have been infused with AI tech, often from OpenAI.
Microsoft was reportedlyfurious when blindsided by Altman’s firing.
Given all of this we no longer believe our limited role as an observer is necessary."
Microsoft giving up its non-voting seat on the OpenAI board may also help Microsoft better face scrutiny from regulators.
TheFTC is looking into Microsoft’s relationship with OpenAI.
Having more formal separation between the companies could help convince the FTC that the two entities are sufficiently separate.
