OpenAi and Microsoft negotiate the revision of the terms of their multibillionaire partnership, in a strategic maneuver that can allow OpenAI to launch an IPO in the future. The information is from the newspaper Financial Times.
The goal is to ensure that the software giant maintains access to state -of -the -art artificial intelligence models, while OpenAi seeks to move away from its roots as a non -profit organization.
One of the main points under discussion is the amount of stock participation that Microsoft will receive in the new OpenAi structure, in exchange for more than $ 13 billion already invested.
Negotiations involve reviewing a broader contract, initially prepared when Microsoft invested US $ 1 billion in OpenAi in 2019. This contract, which extends until 2030, establishes Microsoft’s access conditions to OpenAI intellectual property, including models and products, as well as a revenue sharing.
According to Financial Timessources close to negotiations indicate that Microsoft is willing to give up part of its shareholding in the new company with OpenAi for profit, in exchange for access to new technologies developed after the deadline.
OpenAi’s restructuring is seen as crucial to its evolution, especially at a time when the company stands out in the construction of language models that are transforming various global industries. OpenAi CEO Sam Altman expressed his ambition of developing general artificial intelligence, which surpasses human abilities.
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Despite abandoning plans that could remove control of the non -profit organization, OpenAi still plans to become a public benefit corporation, allowing investors to participate in the business.
However, the relationship between OpenAi and Microsoft has faced tensions, as OpenAi seeks to expand its corporate customer base and establish partnerships with other companies, such as Japan’s Softbank and Oracle by Larry Ellison.
OpenAi, founded as a non -profit research laboratory in 2015, has already raised billions of dollars from investors, including Microsoft and Softbank.
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However, the transition to a conventional profit structure has risks, especially regarding the fulfillment of its mission of benefiting humanity. Critics, including co -founder Elon Musk, warn that change can compromise OpenAi’s original goals.
The company now faces the challenge of convincing authorities to approve its new structure, ensuring that the mission of serving the public remains intact while sailing through a rapidly evolving competitive scenario.
