If OpenAI is beholden to Microsoft for investment, and OpenAI's license is exclusive to Microsoft, OpenAI has nothing to offer those who remain except mission and ramen. If OpenAI slows their own research, that impairs future profit allocation potential to remaining talent. Enterprise customers will run to Azure GPT, and Microsoft will carry the research forward with their resources.

This morning at OpenAI offices will be talent asking current leadership, "What have you done for me lately?"