‘All Bets Are Off’: Inside Microsoft’s AGI Clause Fight With OpenAI

OpenAI’s contract clause could cut off Microsoft’s access to new AI models if AGI is declared, forcing high-stakes renegotiation of their partnership.

A clause buried in OpenAI’s contract with Microsoft could detonate one of the most powerful alliances in tech. If the ChatGPT maker declares it has reached artificial general intelligence (AGI), Microsoft would lose access to all future models.

According to WIRED, this clause has triggered high-stakes renegotiations, with tensions rising as the developer moves closer to AGI. The agreement, once seen as a safe bet, now carries the risk of cutting Microsoft out entirely — a scenario its CEO once brushed off as the point when “all bets are off.”

The clause that could turn collaboration into separation

WIRED reports that the clause is structured in three parts ...