Besides its collaborations and enterprise investments, Microsoft has pledged to advance artificial intelligence in businesses worldwide.
Microsoft is still investing globally in enterprise AI, and new models should further broaden its already impressive portfolio.
Microsoft is reportedly training a brand-new internal AI language model.
It has been proposed that the AI tool might be big enough to take on other models that are now available from Anthropic, Google, and even OpenAI. As of right now, neither Microsoft nor any verified use case exists for the new paradigm, known as MAI-1. However, according to The Information, Microsoft may give a sneak peek at the next model at its Build Developer Conference in May 2024.
The announcement of Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder of Google DeepMind, taking over as Microsoft’s new AI CEO precedes the publication of this paper. Mustafa is reportedly in charge of this new endeavor.
As Microsoft continues to increase its technology footprint globally, AI Magazine examines some of its other recent AI advancements.
Microsoft wants to become the industry leader in AI.
The IT giant is investing in several strategic locations across the globe in an effort further to solidify its position as a global leader in AI.
It recently surpassed Apple to become the most valuable firm in the world after embracing the revolution in generative AI, or Gen AI. Microsoft Copilot, one of its most talked-about AI innovations that made its debut at the beginning of 2023, is now integrated into its Windows 11 operating system. The product, which expands on Bing Chat Enterprise and incorporates responsible AI privacy, is referred to as an “AI assistant at work.”
Similarly, to gain an early advantage in the race for Gen AI, Microsoft has poured billions of dollars into OpenAI in addition to its 49% business ownership. It has also integrated its technology into a variety of productivity applications.
Besides its collaborations and enterprise investments, Microsoft has pledged to propel AI forward in businesses worldwide. For instance, it most recently spent US$1.7 billion in Indonesia to provide new cloud and AI infrastructure, skill-building programs for AI, and more support for the nation’s expanding developer community.
The business has also made investments in the UK, Germany, Thailand, Malaysia, India, and other nations.
Microsoft’s overall goal is to support AI-driven economic growth while also making sure the technology is created and applied ethically and responsibly.
Increasing the range of AI products it offers
Microsoft is dedicated to improving its AI products as well. The business unveiled Phi-3-mini in April 2024; it is the most capable and reasonably priced small language model (SLM) that the company offers. With this update, the intention was to provide customers with a wider range of excellent models to choose from and more useful options when creating Gen AI applications.
According to The Information, the tech giant has been allocating servers with Nvidia graphic processing units (GPUs) and copious amounts of data to enhance the much-discussed MAI-1. This is because more processing power and training data will be needed for the model, which is anticipated to be larger than earlier Microsoft models.
According to reports, MAI-1 will include almost 500 billion parameters.
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