Microsoft is continuing to provide AI models to China, diverging from OpenAI's policy of restricting access. This decision could have significant implications for the global AI landscape. Concurrently, Microsoft is stepping down from the OpenAI board, a move that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) believes will not resolve its concerns. The FTC is currently probing Microsoft's investments in OpenAI as part of an antitrust review, according to a Reuters citing an FTC source. Despite Microsoft's departure from the board, the FTC remains intent on investigating the partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI.