According to a report by the U.S. tech media outlet The Information, the AI company OpenAI is seeking to adjust its financial agreement with its major investor Microsoft. The main purpose of this adjustment is to retain more revenue to cope with its growing computing costs.

The source said that OpenAI has already informed some investors that it plans to gradually reduce the revenue share that Microsoft currently receives, which is slightly below 20%, to around 8% by 2030. According to the original agreement, Microsoft would have received 20% of the revenue in 2030. Therefore, if this new plan is implemented, OpenAI could generate an additional $50 billion in revenue, which will provide valuable "ammunition" for the company's AI model training and expansion.

As part of the agreement adjustment, Microsoft will receive one-third of the shares of the reorganized OpenAI entity, while the remaining shares will belong to OpenAI's nonprofit organization. However, it is worth noting that Microsoft will not have a seat on OpenAI's board of directors.

In addition, OpenAI and Microsoft are also engaging in in-depth negotiations on the potential applications of artificial general intelligence (AGI), server costs, and related contract terms. It is unclear whether this has already been reflected in the recent non-binding agreement between the two companies.

This adjustment in the revenue sharing ratio marks an important step for OpenAI in pursuing self-sustainability and reflects its re-evaluation of the financial relationship with Microsoft in their collaboration.

Key points:

🌟 OpenAI plans to reduce the revenue sharing ratio with Microsoft from 20% to 8% to address high computing costs.

💰 This adjustment is expected to bring OpenAI an additional $50 billion in revenue, supporting its AI model training and expansion.

🤝 Microsoft will receive one-third of the shares of the OpenAI entity under the new agreement, but will not have a seat on the board.