According to U.S. tech media The Information, the AI company OpenAI is seeking to adjust its financial agreement with its major investor Microsoft, in an effort to retain more revenue to cover its substantial computing costs.
The report cited informed sources, stating that OpenAI has told some investors that it plans to gradually reduce the revenue share that Microsoft receives from its current level slightly below 20% to around 8% by 2030. According to the original agreement, Microsoft was to receive 20% of the revenue by 2030.
This adjustment is significant and is expected to bring OpenAI an additional $50 billion in revenue. This funding will serve as valuable "ammunition" for maintaining and expanding AI model training.
In return, Microsoft will own one-third of the restructured OpenAI entity, with the remaining portion belonging to its non-profit organization. However, the report states that Microsoft will still not have a seat on OpenAI's board.
Additionally, the two companies are engaged in in-depth negotiations on potential applications of artificial general intelligence (AGI), server costs, and contract terms. It remains unclear whether this has been reflected in the recent non-binding agreement announced by the two companies.
