{"id":131802,"date":"2025-09-10T03:23:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T03:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/131802\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T03:23:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T03:23:07","slug":"microsoft-to-lessen-reliance-on-openai-by-buying-ai-from-rival-anthropic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/131802\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft to lessen reliance on OpenAI by buying AI from rival Anthropic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Microsoft will pay to use Anthropic\u2019s AI in Office 365 apps, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theinformation.com\/articles\/microsoft-buy-ai-anthropic-shift-openai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Information<\/a> reports, citing two sources. The move means that Anthropic\u2019s tech will help power new features in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint alongside OpenAI\u2019s, marking the end of Microsoft\u2019s previous reliance solely on the ChatGPT maker for its productivity suite.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Microsoft\u2019s move to diversify its AI partnerships comes amid a growing rift with OpenAI, which has pursued its own infrastructure projects as well as a potential LinkedIn competitor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Microsoft\u2019s Anthropic deal also comes as <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/07\/29\/microsoft-in-talks-to-maintain-access-to-openais-tech-beyond-agi-milestone\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the company negotiates a new deal with OpenAI <\/a>to secure access to its AI models after a pending for-profit restructuring. But The Information says the move isn\u2019t a negotiating tactic. Leaders at Microsoft believe Anthropic\u2019s latest models \u2014 Claude Sonnet 4, specifically \u2014 perform better than OpenAI\u2019s in certain functions, like creating aesthetically pleasing PowerPoint presentations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This isn\u2019t the first time Microsoft has branched out, though. While OpenAI is the default model, Microsoft offers other models like xAI\u2019s Grok and Anthropic\u2019s Claude through GitHub Copilot. Microsoft is also trying to set itself up for self-reliance. The company recently introduced its first two in-house models: MAI-Voice-1 and MAI-1-preview.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, OpenAI is similarly seeking to step out from under Microsoft\u2019s influence. Last week, OpenAI launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/09\/04\/openai-announces-ai-powered-hiring-platform-to-take-on-linkedin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">jobs platform<\/a> to take on Microsoft\u2019s LinkedIn, and The Financial Times reported that OpenAI is set to begin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/e8cc6d99-d06e-4e9b-a54f-29317fa68d6f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">mass production<\/a> on its first AI chips in partnership with Broadcom in 2026. That means it will be able to potentially run training and inference on hardware it controls, rather than being dependent on Microsoft\u2019s Azure setup.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs we\u2019ve said, OpenAI will continue to be our partner on frontier models and we remain committed to our long-term partnership,\u201d Microsoft spokesperson Michael Collins told TechCrunch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TechCrunch has reached out to Anthropic for comment. <\/p>\n<p>Techcrunch event<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSan Francisco<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 27-29, 2025\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This article has been updated with comment from Microsoft and additional context. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Microsoft will pay to use Anthropic\u2019s AI in Office 365 apps, The Information reports, citing two sources. 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