Microsoft considers legal action over OpenAI and Amazon Web Services agreement—The Financial Times (UK)

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Investing.com - According to The Financial Times of the UK on Wednesday, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is considering legal action against Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and OpenAI, as the $50 billion cloud service agreement between the two may violate the exclusive partnership between this AI startup and the Windows manufacturer.

Citing sources familiar with the matter, The Financial Times reports that the dispute centers on whether Amazon Web Services can offer OpenAI’s new commercial product, Frontier, without breaching the exclusive agreement between Microsoft and OpenAI.

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The agreement requires all access to OpenAI’s AI models to be through Microsoft’s Azure platform.

Amazon and OpenAI have stated they will develop a system to bypass Microsoft’s contract, which has upset the tech giant.

The Financial Times reports that negotiations are still ongoing before the launch of Frontier, in hopes of resolving the dispute without litigation.

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