Microsoft’s $135 Billion OpenAI Stake Amid Legal Challenges
Microsoft has valued its stake in OpenAI at $135 billion, solidifying its position as the AI firm's exclusive frontier model partner until 2032. The restructured partnership allows OpenAI to collaborate with external developers and release open-weight models, while Microsoft retains rights to pursue artificial general intelligence (AGI) independently.
The deal comes as Microsoft faces an antitrust lawsuit alleging it Leveraged Azure's dominance to inflate ChatGPT pricing. OpenAI's transition to a public-benefit corporation under its nonprofit foundation further consolidates CEO Sam Altman's authority, with revenue-sharing terms expected to sunset upon AGI certification.