(Reuters) -Microsoft ( MSFT ) is prepared to walk away from its high-stakes talks with OpenAI over the future of its multibillion-dollar alliance, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.

The tech giant has considered halting complex discussions with the ChatGPT maker if the two sides remain unable to agree on critical issues such as the size of Microsoft's ( MSFT ) future stake in OpenAI, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.

Microsoft ( MSFT ) and OpenAI did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.