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Microsoft and OpenAI in High-Stakes Talks Over Post-AGI Future

Microsoft is reportedly negotiating to secure access to OpenAI's technology even after it achieves Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), a move that could redefine their partnership and the future of AI.

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Microsoft and OpenAI are reportedly in advanced negotiations to amend their partnership, focusing on Microsoft's access to technology post-AGI. The outcome could secure Microsoft's long-term AI strategy and pave the way for OpenAI's corporate restructuring.

Microsoft and OpenAI in High-Stakes Talks Over Post-AGI Future

Microsoft and OpenAI are in advanced negotiations to redefine their foundational partnership, with a critical clause on the table: Microsoft's access to OpenAI's technology after it achieves artificial general intelligence (AGI).

The AGI Clause

Under the current agreement, Microsoft's preferential access to OpenAI's technology would terminate once OpenAI's board determines it has created AGI. This has been a major roadblock for OpenAI's plan to restructure from a "capped-profit" entity into a more conventional for-profit corporation.

A new deal would be a win-win:

  • For OpenAI: It would clear the …

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