Previously, due to its coract with Microsoft, OpenAI could only use the Azure cloud infrastructure to perform computing tasks, but in a new coract this restriction was removed.
In a blog post, Microsoft announced that it has signed a new coract with OpenAI, which gives Microsoft a “Re of Right of Way” or (ROFR) in the company’s cloud computing; That is, after this, Microsoft will be the first priority in hosting the cloud computing of OpenAI artificial ielligence models, but if Microsoft cannot meet the needs of this company, OpenAI can refer to another provider.
Of course, the main provisions of the Redmond gia’s initial coract with OpenAI will not change uil 2030; For example, the API of OpenAI models remains exclusive to Azure; Also, the distribution of their income will be the same as before. Microsoft reportedly gets 20 perce of OpenAI’s revenue.
Microsoft’s new coract with OpenAI
Microsoft’s new coract has been announced almost simultaneously with the announceme of the Stargate project. This project, in collaboration with Softbank and Oracle, was to build an artificial ielligence data ceer for OpenAI with an investme of 500 billion dollars in differe regions of the United States.
Previously, OpenAI had announced the lack of computing capacity as the reason for the delay of its products, and it seems that this has become the cause of tension between this artificial ielligence company and Microsoft. However, in June 2024, under pressure from shareholders, Microsoft allowed OpenAI to sign an agreeme with Oracle for additional computing capacity.
Of course, Microsoft’s coract with OpenAI still stands. This coract has a strange clause: it is assumed that the expiration date of the coract is 2030, if OpenAI has not achieved Artificial General Ielligence (AGI) by that year. Based on the definition agreed by the 2 companies, AGI is OpenAI’s advanced artificial ielligence systems that can generate at least $100 billion in revenue. If OpenAI gets hold of the system, Microsoft will lose access to OpenAI technology.
