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THE AWKWARD PARTNERSHIP LEADING THE AI BOOM


UNCONVENTIONAL ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN MICROSOFT AND OPENAI SOMETIMES CAUSES
CONFLICT


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Microsoft MSFT 1.51%increase; green up pointing triangle
and OpenAI’s partnership is one of the hottest tie-ups in tech right now. The
relationship has also produced conflict and confusion behind the scenes,
according to people familiar with the matter.



Microsoft invested billions to get early access to the generative artificial
intelligence technology of much smaller OpenAI, a forerunner in the field. But
it specifically invested only 49%, a setup that helps the arrangement avoid
antitrust scrutiny. 

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