Microsoft and Apple may be playing the long game by ditching OpenAI board roles

• Microsoft has given up its observer role on OpenAI's board, per a letter reported by outlets including Axios.
• Apple is not expected to take up a similar observer role, The Financial Times reported.
• The moves may be an attempt to ease regulatory concerns over their influence in the AI sector.

Microsoft and Apple might have made a play to assuage antitrust regulators over their involvement with OpenAI.

Microsoft has now relinquished its role as an observer on OpenAI's board, while Apple will not take up a similar spot, according to reports by outlets including The Financial Times.