Microsoft has a very long history of fighting piracy and they are one of OpenAI's main funders. It's definitely hypocrisy. Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer:

Microsoft has a very long history of fighting piracy and they are one of OpenAI's main funders. It's definitely hypocrisy. Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer: "Piracy reduction can be a source of Windows revenue growth." [1] Current Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: "Well, we’ve always had freemium. Sometimes our freemium was called piracy." [2] [1]: https://www.zdnet.com/article/only-consumers-pressure-can-curb-microsofts-obsession-with-anti-piracy-technology/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/only-consumers-pressure-can-cu... [2]: https://www.cnbc.com/2014/10/20/cnbc-exclusive-cnbc-transcript-microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-sits-down-with-cnbcs-jon-fortt.html https://www.cnbc.com/2014/10/20/cnbc-exclusive-cnbc-transcri...