Microsoft prepares for OpenAI’s next model as their relationship strains

Microsoft is getting ready to host OpenAI’s next model, just as reports emerge describing unprecedented tension in their complex relationship.

We just exclusively revealed that Orion, OpenAI’s next model, is set to be released by the end of the year. A source familiar with Microsoft’s AI plans tell me that engineers inside the company have been preparing to host OpenAI’s Orion model in recent weeks.

Most of the engineers involved in the project haven’t been briefed on the exact details of OpenAI’s model plans in an effort to keep the model secret before an official announcement is made. Microsoft declined to comment for this story.