The Wall Street Journal reports that OpenAI may run to the federal government and accuse Microsoft—its own sugar daddy—of anti-competitive practices. Were this to happen, OpenAI execs claim they would seek a federal regulatory review of the terms of the contract between them and Microsoft,

Microsoft, a major investor since 2019, supports OpenAI through Azure and powers tools like Microsoft 365 Copilot with its models. However, tensions between OpenAI and Microsoft have been simmering in recent months, with occasional public clashes.