Microsoft is plotting a future without OpenAI

Microsoft's AI head Mustafa Suleyman is leading the company's efforts to reduce dependence on OpenAI by developing in-house AI models, aiming for strategic autonomy and cost control, despite the challenges of disentangling from OpenAI's deeply integrated technology.

• Microsoft invested over $13 billion in OpenAI since 2019.
• Mustafa Suleyman joined Microsoft in March 2024.
• OpenAI's models, like GPT-4, are costly to run.
• Microsoft holds exclusive rights to OpenAI’s models until 2030.
• OpenAI had a projected $5 billion loss in 2024.