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OpenAI breaks out of exclusivity agreements in its partnership with Microsoft
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
Microsoft and OpenAI have eliminated the clause that would have given Microsoft intellectual-property rights up to the point OpenAI achieved artificial general intelligence, swapping it for a fixed-term arrangement. The previously touted “AGI” agreement is no longer in effect, and OpenAI has exited the exclusivity provisions that bound its partnership with Microsoft.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechMeme·Microsoft and OpenAI remove a clause in their deal that would grant Microsoft IP rights up until OpenAI achieved "AGI", replacing it with a fixed-term agreement (Aaron Holmes/The Information)
- The Verge·Microsoft and OpenAI’s famed AGI agreement is dead
- Engadget·OpenAI breaks out of exclusivity agreements in its partnership with Microsoft
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