【OpenAI wants to turn into a for-profit company, Microsoft sets obstacles, negotiations focus on four key points】Golden Finance reports that OpenAI CEO Altman hopes to transform this artificial intelligence development company, managed by a non-profit organization, into a for-profit company. The biggest obstacle he faces is Microsoft. The company's influence in this process is immense, as it has committed to investing over $13 billion in OpenAI. Since October of last year, the two companies have been negotiating potential changes to OpenAI's structure, with discussions primarily focused on four aspects: Microsoft's equity in the for-profit entity; whether Microsoft will continue to be 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% from OpenAI's revenue. This information comes from informed sources who have discussed it with Altman. It is currently unclear when OpenAI and Microsoft plan to complete this process, but both parties are moving quickly and facing time pressure: If OpenAI fails to complete the transition within the next two years, recent investors can reclaim their funds, along with 9% interest—totaling about $7.2 billion. Company leadership has informed employees that OpenAI hopes to buy back some of their shares after the profitable transformation, so employees currently have ample reason to hope for a swift completion of this change.