Sam Altman outlined a loose roadmap for what's to come, including Microsoft's role and OpenAI's goals for achieving superintelligence.

The joint announcement simply states that, “Once AGI is declared by OpenAI, that declaration will now be verified by an independent expert panel.” If OpenAI says it has an AI smart enough to rival humans, Microsoft won't just take their word for it.

Microsoft and OpenAI unveil a deal extending IP rights, adding independent AGI verification, and giving both sides more freedom while maintaining Azure ties.

Microsoft could also work with one or many of OpenAI’s own competitors in its race to hit AGI. Last month, Microsoft began buying AI from OpenAI’s arguably biggest rival, Anthropic, in a move to diversify its AI partnerships; we could see the company work with Anthropic or any number of other startups in the near future.

Since 2019, Microsoft and OpenAI have shared a vision to advance artificial intelligence responsibly and make its benefits broadly accessible. What began as an investment in a research organization has grown into one of the most successful partnerships in our industry.

The new agreement maintains Microsoft as OpenAI’s frontier model partner and preserves Microsoft’s exclusive rights to OpenAI’s IP and Azure API exclusivity until the threshold of AGI is reached. Under a previous arrangement,

AI companies are in a race to create artificial general intelligence, seeing it as the catalyst for an “intelligence explosion” that reshapes the economy and society. If only they could agree on what AGI would actually look like,

OpenAI said Tuesday it has reorganized its ownership structure and converted its business into a public benefit corporation after two crucial regulators, the Delaware and California attorneys

Microsoft is reportedly in advanced talks with OpenAI for a new agreement that would give it ongoing access to the startup’s technology even if OpenAI achieves what it defines as AGI, or advanced general intelligence. If the deal goes through, it would ...

Microsoft and OpenAI signed a deal extending Microsoft's rights to OpenAI models through 2032, confirming a 27% stake worth $135B

UBS called Microsoft’s revised agreement with OpenAI “a positive,” saying the $250 billion commitment provides stronger visibility into future Azure cloud revenue and reaffirms Microsoft’s central role in the generative AI ecosystem.