OpenAI CEO Altman hopes to transform this non-profit AI development company into a for-profit entity, and the biggest obstacle he faces is Microsoft. The company's influence in this process is immense, as it has committed over $13 billion to OpenAI. Since last October, the two companies have been negotiating potential changes to OpenAI's structure, focusing primarily on four aspects: Microsoft's equity in the for-profit entity; whether Microsoft will continue as OpenAI's exclusive cloud service provider; how long Microsoft will maintain the right to use OpenAI's intellectual property to meet its product needs; and whether Microsoft will continue to take 20% of OpenAI's revenue. This information comes from informed sources who have discussed these matters with Altman. It is currently unclear when OpenAI and Microsoft plan to complete this process, but both sides are moving quickly and facing time pressure: if OpenAI fails to complete the transformation within the next two years, recently funded investors can reclaim their money, along with 9% interest—totaling about $7.2 billion. Company leadership has already informed employees that OpenAI hopes to repurchase some of their shares after the profit transition, so employees currently have ample reason to hope for a swift completion of this transformation.