The Windsurf acquisition and future of Copilot are at the center of a growing rift between the longtime AI collaborators.

OpenAI and Microsoft may be breaking up, potentially leaving Microsoft's Copilot without a, uh, copilot, according to a new report by the Wall Street Journal.The two tech giants have been in a symbiotic relationship for six years,

In response, Microsoft has begun developing its own in-house AI models, signaling a move to reduce dependence on OpenAI. Further highlighting the rift, Microsoft has now listed OpenAI as a competitor in its most recent annual financial report—an unprecedented public declaration of rivalry.