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Zilis said that the fallout from Altman’s 2023 ouster changed her view of OpenAI’s Microsoft deal.

Shivon Zilis recalled Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella saying of OpenAI at the time that Microsoft was “below them, above them, around them.” Zilis said this denoted complete control, calling it “terrifying because it was just not the thing that we had been fighting so hard for.” She also said she was c… …

May 6, 2026 · Hayden Field

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Here’s how the new Microsoft and OpenAI deal breaks down

… Microsoft’s non-exclusive license for OpenAI models and products will now last through 2032, a two-year extension over the previous 2030 cutoff date. The revenue sharing is also one way now, so Microsoft no longer has to pay 20 percent of its Azure OpenAI revenue back to OpenAI. …

Apr 30, 2026 · Tom Warren

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Ronan Farrow on Sam Altman’s “unconstrained” relationship with the truth

… They’re just growth-oriented, and they think that OpenAI now has a problem with Sam Altman. The Microsoft piece is really interesting. …

Apr 16, 2026 · Nilay Patel