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Microsoft creating own AI models to compete with OpenAI: Report
Inshorts
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4m ago
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Microsoft is reportedly developing its own AI reasoning models to compete with OpenAI, The Information reported. The company is reportedly also testing models from xAI, Meta and DeepSeek as possible replacements for OpenAI's technology in Copilot. Microsoft is a major OpenAI backer and has invested around $14 billion in the startup to date, as per reports.
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Microsoft is building its own server tech — networking hardware will lessen reliance on Nvidia and possibly supercharge AI speeds
Techradar
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1y ago
Medial
Microsoft is reportedly developing its own network cards to boost the performance of its Maia AI server chip, according to a report by The Information. The project is believed to be led by Pradeep Sindhu, CVP Silicon at Microsoft and CEO of Fungible. By creating its own network cards, Microsoft could reduce its reliance on Nvidia, a crucial components provider for the industry. The new network card aims to optimize the performance of Microsoft's Maia AI server chip, potentially speeding up training time for OpenAI's models on Microsoft servers and improving cost efficiency.
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Microsoft’s Nadella is building an AI empire. OpenAI was just the first step.
Livemint
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1y ago
Medial
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is aggressively expanding the company's AI capabilities by amassing AI talent, tools, and technology. While Microsoft has a partnership with OpenAI, Nadella has been building an in-house AI team to compete with his own partner. He recruited Mustafa Suleyman, a rival of OpenAI's co-founder, to lead Microsoft's AI efforts. Suleyman's team has developed their own AI model that could potentially replace OpenAI's technology in some Microsoft products. Nadella's strategy aims to keep Microsoft ahead in the AI race amidst competition from Google, Apple, and Amazon.
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Microsoft works to add non-OpenAI models into 365 Copilot products, sources say
Economic Times
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7m ago
Medial
Microsoft is working on incorporating internal and third-party AI models into its flagship AI product, Microsoft 365 Copilot, to reduce costs and lessen its reliance on OpenAI. The move aims to make 365 Copilot faster, more efficient, and cheaper for Microsoft to run. While Microsoft continues to partner with OpenAI on frontier models, they are also working on training their own smaller models and customizing other open-weight models. The goal is to provide cost savings to customers. Microsoft 365 Copilot is still working to prove its ROI to enterprises, but adoption and sales are expected to increase.
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Anthropic seeks to raise $750 million in funding round led by Menlo Ventures
Economic Times
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1y ago
Medial
AI startup Anthropic is reportedly in talks to raise $750 million in a funding round led by Menlo Ventures, which would give the company a valuation of $18.4 billion. The startup, co-founded by former executives from Microsoft-backed rival OpenAI, aims to compete with OpenAI and establish its position as a leader in the technology sector. Anthropic's AI models, including the Claude AI models, have already attracted investments from companies like Google and Amazon.
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Microsoft offers jobs to OpenAI employees
Hindustan Times
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1y ago
Medial
Recent reports from insiders of OpenAI is that Microsoft has offered jobs to all OpenAI employees who are willing to join after their lost confidence in their board which fired Sam Altman. This could lead to a free-fall of the hot OpenAI and chat-GPT. Speculations are that Microsoft will launch its own wing to compete with OpenAI's chat-GPT.
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Microsoft readies new AI model to compete with Google, OpenAI: report
Economic Times
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1y ago
Medial
Microsoft is reportedly developing a large in-house AI language model known as MAI-1, which aims to compete with Google and OpenAI. Led by Mustafa Suleyman, the co-founder of Google DeepMind and former CEO of AI startup Inflection, the purpose of this model is yet to be determined. It is expected to be significantly larger than Microsoft's previous open source models, making it more expensive to train. Microsoft may provide a preview of MAI-1 at its Build developer conference later this month. The company has already invested in OpenAI and released smaller AI models to attract a wider user base.
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Microsoft introduces its own chips for AI, with eye on cost
Economic Times
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1y ago
Medial
Microsoft's AI-focused chips aim to reduce costs. Microsoft has unveiled its own chips for artificial intelligence applications, with a focus on reducing costs and increasing efficiency. The move is seen as an effort by Microsoft to compete with other tech giants in the AI space and improve its offerings in cloud computing. The company plans to incorporate the chips into its Azure cloud platform for customers to develop and deploy AI models.
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Microsoft-Backed Mistral AI Launches Magistral Medium Model, Plans $1 Billion Fundraise and Nears €6 Billion Valuation | DeepNewz France
Business Bytes
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1m ago
Medial
Mistral, a France-based AI company backed by Microsoft, has launched its first reasoning model, Magistral, which is designed to compete with AI models from OpenAI and China’s DeepSeek. This model is noted for its capability to reason in multiple languages, highlighting its competitive edge in the field of AI language models. Mistral aims to attract significant investments, targeting a funding goal of one billion euros to further develop its groundbreaking AI technology.
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OpenAI’s secret weapon against Nvidia dependence takes shape
Arstechnica
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5m ago
Medial
OpenAI is developing its first custom AI chip to reduce dependency on Nvidia. Partnering with TSMC for production, the chip aims primarily at running AI models rather than training. Led by former Google chip designer Richard Ho, the $500 million project may start mass production in 2026. OpenAI joins tech giants like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google in creating proprietary chips to reduce costs and tackle shortages of Nvidia GPUs.
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ChatGPT Can Now Talk to You—and Look Into Your Life
Wired
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1y ago
Medial
OpenAI has announced an upgrade to its ChatGPT mobile apps that allows users to speak their queries to the chatbot, which will respond with its own synthesized voice. The new version also adds visual capabilities, allowing users to upload or snap a photo for ChatGPT to describe and provide more context. OpenAI is treating its AI models as products with regular updates, positioning ChatGPT as a consumer app competing with Siri and Alexa. The enhancements could help OpenAI gather more data to train its AI engines and move towards creating more human-like intelligence.
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