I read somewhere recently, and sadly I don't have a link, that these little companies building things using AI, say proving some product that uses the OpenAI AP

I read somewhere recently, and sadly I don't have a link, that these little companies building things using AI, say proving some product that uses the OpenAI API, are building tools that the tech giants can simply incorporate into their products. This is especially true for Microsoft, because for anything a startup can produce built on OpenAI, Microsoft can simply reproduce it as part of Azure. Sure, that might be infringing on a startup's IP, but that hasn't stopped MS in the past. Worst case, MS can buy out the company, giving the founders and investors their exit.