Microsoft to start using AI models other than OpenAI – Reuters

According to them, new models will appear in the Microsoft 365 Copilot chatbot, a ChatGPT competitor. Microsoft has previously emphasized its exclusive partnership with OpenAI. When announcing Copilot in March 2023, the company called the integration of the GPT-4 model one of the main advantages of the service, the agency writes.

According to him, the IT giant wants to reduce its dependence on OpenAI due to concerns over the cost and speed of 365 Copilot for corporate users. Microsoft management, including CEO Satya Nadella, is closely monitoring efforts to reduce the cost of the company’s neural network products, a Reuters source said.

Microsoft’s press service told the agency that the company’s partnership with OpenAI continues, adding that its terms allow Microsoft to adapt OpenAI models to its needs. “We use different models from OpenAI and Microsoft depending on the product and tasks,” the company said. OpenAI declined to comment.

The head of Microsoft’s AI division, Mustafa Suleiman, commented on the partnership with OpenAI in a conversation with The Verge in December. The senior manager noted that “in every partnership there is tension,” but this factor is “healthy and natural” because OpenAI’s business is “fundamentally different” from what Microsoft does. “Alliances evolve and have to adapt. <...> We will see how the situation changes in the coming years,” Suleiman said.

Business Insider previously reported on Amazon’s intentions to integrate its AI assistant Q into Microsoft Office 365. Amazon introduced Q in November 2023 as a competitor to other enterprise chatbots, including ChatGPT Enterprise, Microsoft Copilot, and Google’s Bard and Duet.