<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true">Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI, initially seen as perfect, now faces challenges as their goals and timelines diverge.Microsoft's quarterly financial pressures clash with OpenAI's decade-long research approach on artificial general intelligence.The differing timelines lead to friction over decisions and milestones between the two entities.Microsoft's focus on revenue clashes with OpenAI's scientific pursuit, creating tension in their partnership.GPT upgrades generate hype, but the real value lies in the behavioral data that refines models over time.OpenAI's acquisition of Windsurf demonstrates the importance of human-driven data for model improvement.Microsoft seeks access to telemetry data for its Copilot software, sparking a contentious battle over data ownership and machine learning.The competition revolves around control of the learning curve rather than just algorithms.As compute resources become widely available, hosting services become a key negotiating point between Microsoft and OpenAI.The partnership faces challenges as Microsoft's logistical control diminishes in the face of OpenAI's potential alternative hosting options.The increasing legal focus in the partnership limits innovation and agility, potentially eroding Microsoft's competitive edge.Moving forward, the partnership may be portrayed positively in the press, but underlying tensions and diverging goals persist.