Microsoft and OpenAI discuss cooperation terms again: reducing equity stake in exchange for technology access, the $13 billion collaboration faces restructuring pressure.

The renowned technology company Microsoft (Microsoft) is renegotiating cooperation terms with the global AI technology leader OpenAI to ensure that OpenAI can successfully go public in the future (IPO).

Microsoft and OpenAI renegotiate cooperation terms to pave the way for a future IPO.

Since 2019, Microsoft has invested over $13 billion in OpenAI, becoming the largest shareholder of OpenAI.

According to the Financial Times, both parties are renegotiating not only to ensure that OpenAI can successfully go public (IPO) in the future but also to ensure that Microsoft can continue to have priority access to OpenAI's advanced technology after 2030.

Microsoft may reduce its stake in OpenAI's profit-making division in exchange for long-term usage rights to future technologies.

OpenAI announced its restructuring as a "public benefit corporation", with the non-profit organization retaining control.

After facing strong opposition from former employees, civic leaders, legal experts, and co-founder Elon Musk (, OpenAI announced on May 5, 2025, that it would abandon its plan to transform into a purely profit-driven company and instead establish a "Public Benefit Corporation" ).

and controlled by the original non-profit organization to balance funding needs with the company's mission.

Musk's proposal to acquire was rejected, and legal disputes continue to escalate.

Musk previously actively opposed OpenAI's transformation plans and expanded his lawsuit against OpenAI in November 2024, accusing it of violating antitrust laws in an attempt to monopolize the AI market and eliminate competitors.

In February 2025, Musk's investment team proposed a buyout offer of up to $97.4 billion, attempting to bring OpenAI back to a non-profit direction, but was rejected by CEO Sam Altman.

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How will the collaboration between OpenAI and Microsoft develop?

If OpenAI successfully transforms into a public welfare profit-making enterprise and resolves its collaboration issues with Microsoft, it is expected to go public smoothly in the future, attracting more investments and promoting the development of AI technology. However, legal lawsuits from Musk and scrutiny from regulatory agencies may still impact its future development.

With the rapid development of AI, how to promote technological advancement while ensuring that it meets ethical standards and benefits all of humanity is also an important issue that OpenAI and the entire industry need to face.

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