At the heart of the dispute is OpenAI's desire to restructure to a for-profit business, a move that requires Microsoft's approval.

The potential antitrust complaint would likely argue that Microsoft is using its dominant position in cloud services and contractual leverage to suppress competition, according to insiders who described it as a "nuclear option,

The Wall Street Journal reports that OpenAI may run to the federal government and accuse Microsoft—its own sugar daddy—of anti-competitive practices. Were this to happen, OpenAI execs claim they would seek a federal regulatory review of the terms of the contract between them and Microsoft,

Negotiations between Microsoft and OpenAI over the startup’s plan to restructure its for-profit unit, which requires Microsoft’s approval, have entered their eighth month with no end in sight and new conflicts emerging.

The ever‑hailed partnership between ChatGPT maker OpenAI and tech giant Microsoft is reportedly under strain. OpenAI is contemplating a federal antitrust complaint against Microsoft, alleging that it enjoys monopolistic control over OpenAI’s infrastructure,

Microsoft currently has access to all of OpenAI’s IP, according to their agreement. It offers its own AI coding product, GitHub Copilot, that competes with OpenAI. OpenAI doesn’t want Microsoft to have access to Windsurf’s intellectual property.

Sam Altman’s OpenAI has secured a $200 million contract to provide artificial intelligence support to the US Defense Department.

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