Microsoft, OpenAI clash over AGI access

Technology Jun 26, 2025

Microsoft and OpenAI are having a disagreement about a contract clause that would cut off Microsoft's access to advanced AI tech (AGI) once OpenAI achieves it.
Microsoft wants this rule gone, but OpenAI isn't budging.
Even with the tension, both say they're still committed to working together.

OpenAI asks for Microsoft's approval to become public-benefit corporation

This dispute comes as OpenAI asks for Microsoft's approval to become a public-benefit corporation—a move still stuck in negotiations.
The two have been close partners since 2019, when Microsoft put $1 billion into OpenAI's AI work on Azure.
Despite the bumps, both companies say they're "confident in the strength of our partnership" and plan to keep pushing AI forward together.