The potential antitrust complaint would likely argue that Microsoft is using its dominant position in cloud services and contractual leverage to suppress competition, according to insiders who described it as a "nuclear option,

According to the WSJ report, OpenAI executives considered accusing Microsoft of antitrust violations and involving regulators in the matter.

A new report suggests that tension continues to brew in Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI, with the latter's executives accusing the tech giant of anticompetitive behavior for not signing off on its for-profit evolution.