Tensions between OpenAI and Microsoft over the future of their famed AI partnership are flaring up. OpenAI wants to loosen Microsoft’s grip on its AI products and computing resources, and secure the tech giant’s blessing for its conversion into a for-profit company.

Microsoft, a major investor since 2019, supports OpenAI through Azure and powers tools like Microsoft 365 Copilot with its models. However, tensions between OpenAI and Microsoft have been simmering in recent months, with occasional public clashes.

A new report suggests that tension continues to brew in Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI, with the latter's executives accusing the tech giant of anticompetitive behavior for not signing off on its for-profit evolution.