Microsoft is reportedly adding non-on artificial intelligence (AI) models to 365 by-product products. According to the report, the Redmond-based tech giant is trying to reduce its reliance on the OpenAI AI model due to concerns about speed and cost. To diversify, the company is said to be studying third-party models as well as those developed in-house. It is worth noting that Microsoft launched 365 adverbs in March 2023, one of its unique selling points (USP) integrated with the GPT-4 AI model.
Microsoft aims to reduce dependence on OpenAI AI model
According to a Reuters report, Microsoft is working to bring internal and third-party AI models to its 365 pairs of by-products. Citing information familiar with the matter, the publication claims that Windows Maker is now actively trying to provide AI solutions to its enterprise customers without relying on Openai’s Big Language Model (LLMS).
If true, this will be very far from Microsoft’s existing AI strategy. The company invested $1 billion (about Rs 85,19 crore) in OpenAI in 2019, followed by another $10 billion (about Rs 85,195 crore) in 2023 as part of an ongoing partnership with AI companies. The partnership allows Microsoft to access all AI models developed by the company as early as possible.
According to the report, the biggest concern of the technology giant at that time was the cost and speed of the AI model developed by OpenAi. This is an important point because Microsoft does not use these AI models for internal usage, but the technology is used to build AI products for its enterprise clients.
“We bring together various models from OpenAI and Microsoft based on our products and experience,” Microsoft told Reuters.
The tech giant is reportedly studying third-party AI models and methods to develop LLMs internally. The company has released several small language models (SLMs), the latest being the open source PHI-4 AI model. However, it has not yet developed a universal LLM.
Recently, Microsoft began extending its GitHub Copilot by allowing developers to access Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude AI models. It is worth noting that Github Copilot is the first AI product released by the company after it cooperates with OpenAI. In the future, other 365 co-driver tools may also allow users to switch between different models.
