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“The best bromance in tech” is under pressure Few partnerships in the technology world in recent history have been as transformative as Microsoft’s alliance with OpenAI, which paired a computing giant with a start-up that is among the leaders in artificial intelligence. But that alliance is showing signs of strain, …

Last fall, Sam Altman, OpenAI’s chief executive, asked his counterpart at Microsoft, Satya Nadella, if the tech giant would invest billions of dollars in the start-up. Microsoft had already pumped $13 billion into OpenAI, and Mr. Nadella was initially willing to keep the cash spigot flowing. But after OpenAI’s board …