OpenAI's CEO Altman hopes to transform this AI development company, managed by a nonprofit organization, into a for-profit company, but the biggest obstacle he faces is Microsoft. The company has significant influence in this process, having committed over 13 billion dollars to OpenAI. Since October of last year, the two companies have been negotiating potential changes to OpenAI's structure, focusing on four main areas: Microsoft's equity in the for-profit entity; whether Microsoft will continue as OpenAI's exclusive Cloud Computing Service provider; how long Microsoft will maintain rights 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 matters with Altman. It is currently unclear when OpenAI and Microsoft plan to complete this process, but both sides are moving rapidly and are under time pressure: if OpenAI fails to complete the transformation within the next two years, recent investors can reclaim their funds, plus 9% interest—totaling about 7.2 billion dollars. Company leadership has already informed employees that OpenAI hopes to repurchase some of their Stocks after the transition to profitability, giving employees every reason to wish for the swift realization of this change.