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May 12, 2025 | By OpenAI News Desk
OpenAI, the AI firm behind ChatGPT, is reportedly in talks with Microsoft to restructure their current partnership. The Financial Times reports the change could bring major new funding and set the stage for a future IPO.
Since the year 2019, Microsoft has invested over $13 billion in OpenAI and is the key strategic partner. The current agreement gives Microsoft exclusive access to OpenAI’s technology until 2030. The two companies are looking into ways to further extend and expand the partnership. This could include Microsoft changing its equity position to allow the right to access OpenAI’s breakthroughs.
The ongoing discussions are part of OpenAI’s efforts to become a public benefit corporation. The goal is to ensure AI improves lives while raising capital for its research. OpenAI is actively seeking funding from major players like SoftBank, which plans to invest up to $40 billion.
But the talks on restructuring have not been without controversy. The regulatory authorities from California and Delaware have begun to scrutinize the structure of the company. In the meantime, critics like Elon Musk, co-founder of OpenAI, have expressed concerns about the possibility that the shift to commercialization could be detrimental to the foundational principles of the company.
Despite these issues, OpenAI remains confident that it will be able to strike the right equilibrium in the middle between moral AI research and the financial requirements of expanding its research. If successful, the revised partnership with Microsoft could be a significant milestone—potentially leading to one of the most anticipated IPOs in the tech industry.
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