Microsoft and OpenAI just rewrote the rules of their multibillion-dollar alliance. Gone is the AGI clause that once loomed over everything. In its place? A fixed timeline locking in rights through 2032, but without Microsoft’s stranglehold on sales. OpenAI can now peddle its models through rivals like Amazon Web Services. The Information broke the news first, citing people familiar with the matter. This shift caps months of tension. Back in 2019, Microsoft poured billions into OpenAI, securing exclusive cloud rights on Azure for the startup’s breakthroughs. The catch: those perks evaporated if OpenAI hit artificial general intelligence. Microsoft fretted over that trigger. OpenAI could declare victory unilaterally, yanking access just as models turned most valuable. Lawyers circled. Negotiations dragged. Fast forward to October 2025. The duo amended terms amid OpenAI’s for-profit pivot. An independent panel would verify AGI claims.…