Microsoft to reduce dependence on Openai by buying artificial intelligence from human competition

You will pay Microsoft to use AI’s AI in Office 365, Information Reports, quoting two sources. This step means that anthropor technology will help operate the new features in Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint alongside Openai’s, which represents the end of the previous dependence on Microsoft only on the ChatGPT maker of the productivity group.

Microsoft’s step to diversify AI’s partnerships comes amid an increased dispute with Openai, who has followed its infrastructure projects as well as a possible LinkedIn competitor.

Microsoft’s human deal also comes The company negotiates a new deal with Openai To secure access to artificial intelligence models after a profitable restructuring. But the information says that this step is not a negotiation tactic. Leaders at Microsoft believe the recent models of HotHROPIC – Claude Sonnet 4, specifically – better performance than Openai in some functions, such as creating aesthetic PowerPoint offers.

This is not the first time that Microsoft branched out. Although Openai is the default model, Microsoft offers other models such as Xai’s Grok and Claude’s Claude through GitHub Copilot. Microsoft also tries to prepare itself for self -reliance. The company recently presented the first internal models: Mai-Voice-1 and Mai-1-PREVIEW.

Meanwhile, Openai seeks to get out of the Microsoft effect. Last week, Openai fired a Job platform To take over LinkedIn from Microsoft, Financial Times stated that Openai is scheduled to start Serial production In the first AI chips in partnership with Broadcom in 2026. This means that he will be able to run training and infer the devices he controls, rather than relying on the Microsoft Azure preparation.

“As we said, Openai will continue to be our partner in Frontier models and remain committed to our long -term partnership,” Microsoft spokesman Michael Collins told Techcrunch.

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This article was updated with a comment from Microsoft and the additional context.