Microsoft and OpenAI are engaged in tense negotiations that could unravel one of the most important alliances in AI and fundamentally reorder the industry. Why it matters: Microsoft has injected billions of dollars in OpenAI and made it a cornerstone of its AI strategy,

OpenAI is said to already be preparing for a public dispute with Microsoft –, including accusations of anti-competitive behavior.

OpenAI and Microsoft may be breaking up, potentially leaving Microsoft's Copilot without a, uh, copilot, according to a new report by the Wall Street Journal.The two tech giants have been in a symbiotic relationship for six years,