Microsoft ditches board observer seat at OpenAI to stave off regulatory scrutiny

Microsoft ditches board observer seat at OpenAI to stave off regulatory scrutiny

FILE PHOTO: OpenAI logo is seen near computer motherboard in this illustration taken January 8, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Microsoft has given up its board observer seat at OpenAI in a move aimed at easing US and UK antitrust regulators’ concerns about the extent of its control over the AI startup amid the soaring popularity of generative artificial intelligence.