
Microsoft dropped its OpenAI board seat because it believes the ChatGPT maker has improved its governance since last year's boardroom chaos, and the company is confident in OpenAI's direction4. The decision comes amid increasing antitrust scrutiny of Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI.

Microsoft's investment in OpenAI raised concerns about the extent of its control over the AI startup and potential antitrust issues. Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic have been scrutinizing the $13-billion tie-up between the two companies. The EU and UK competition regulators, as well as the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, have been looking into the partnership and its implications for competition in the AI market.