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Microsoft wants to look beyond OpenAI models in 365 Copilot

Microsoft wants to look beyond OpenAI models in 365 Copilot (Image Source: Microsoft)
Microsoft wants to look beyond OpenAI models in 365 Copilot (Image Source: Microsoft)
Microsoft is reportedly looking to add more non-OpenAI models to its repertoire of Copillot products for enterprise users. OpenAI's GPT models have been a selling point for Microsoft 365 Copilot.

OpenAI's GPT models have been a highlight for Microsoft in 365 Copilot enterprise services. However, Things appear to be changing as Microsoft wants to diversify and add more models to power its AI services. 

As reported by Reuters, Microsoft is trying to reduce its reliance on OpenAI models "due to concerns about cost and speed for enterprise users." Microsoft is customizing various open-weight models to increase the speed and efficiency of Copilot for enterprise customers. 

Microsoft 365 Copilot is the company's flagship AI assistant integrated into other 365 apps, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and more. It can provide contextual answers to questions, handle drafts, and summarize documents. 

The company wants to make Copilot AI cheaper to run and possibly "pass along these savings to the end customer." Microsoft subsidiary Github already offers models from Anthropic and Google in addition to OpenAI, and the Redmond technology giant also provides a mix of in-house models together with GPT in the consumer version of Copilot. 

When asked for comment, A Microsoft spokesperson told Reuters that the company incorporates "various models from OpenAI and Microsoft depending on the product and experience." The spokesperson added that OpenAI is still the partner for frontier models.

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Rohith Bhaskar, 2024-12-25 (Update: 2024-12-25)