OpenAI and Microsoft sign agreement to restructure OpenAI into a public benefit corporation with Microsoft retaining 27% stake — non-profit ‘Open AI Foundation’ to oversee ‘Open AI PBC’

October 28, 2025

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OpenAI has been at the forefront of the rapidly expanding artificial intelligence industry for years, with ChatGPT largely responsible for ushering in this new era of technology. data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/microsoft” data-auto-tag-linker=”true” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/microsoft”>Microsoft was an early believer in the company, investing $1 billion back in 2019 in exchange for becoming OpenAI’s exclusive cloud partner and gaining the right to commercialize its models through Azure. Today, that agreement is changing — marking what could be a seismic shift in the AI landscape.

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OpenAI and Microsoft sign agreement to restructure OpenAI into a public benefit corporation with Microsoft retaining 27% stake — non-profit ‘Open AI Foundation’ to oversee ‘Open AI PBC’

October 28, 2025

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OpenAI has been at the forefront of the rapidly expanding artificial intelligence industry for years, with ChatGPT largely responsible for ushering in this new era of technology. data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/microsoft” data-auto-tag-linker=”true” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/microsoft”>Microsoft was an early believer in the company, investing $1 billion back in 2019 in exchange for becoming OpenAI’s exclusive cloud partner and gaining the right to commercialize its models through Azure. Today, that agreement is changing — marking what could be a seismic shift in the AI landscape.

OpenAI and Microsoft have…

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