Microsoft has begun to use self-developed AI models in some software to reduce its dependence on OpenAI and Anthropic. Microsoft seeks to reduce the cost of artificial intelligence and is beginning to replace the OpenAI and Anthropic models with self-developed models in software products such as Excel and Outlook.

Microsoft has begun to switch to self-developed AI models in some software to reduce dependence on OpenAI and Anthropic. Microsoft seeks to reduce the cost of artificial intelligence and is beginning to replace the OpenAI and Anthropic models with self-developed models in software products such as Excel and Outlook. According to a person familiar with the matter, tens of thousands of AI tasks in these two widely used software are completed every week by Microsoft's internally developed MAI artificial intelligence model. The person familiar with the matter said that previously Excel and Outlook relied more on the OpenAI and Anthropic models. Although MAI models currently account for only a small portion of Microsoft's overall AI usage, the move demonstrates Microsoft's progress in building competitive AI models at a lower cost. In June of this year, Mustafa Suleyman, head of Microsoft AI models, said that the company was working hard to reduce spending on the Anthropic model by increasing the use of MAI models. Microsoft consumes a lot of AI words in office assistant products such as Copilot. Thanks to its long-term partnership with OpenAI, Microsoft is still able to obtain a large amount of related technology at a discounted price. But the arrangement won't last indefinitely, and Suleyman's team is working to ensure that Microsoft won't be forced to accept any price from the leading AI lab in the future. Microsoft's MAI model is also currently available in GitHub Copilot. Suleyman said that in the next few months, Microsoft's self-developed transcription model will begin to be applied to the Teams video conferencing application and other products. via cnBeta.COM - Chinese industry information station (author: Source: Global Market Report)