{"id":616132,"date":"2026-06-02T00:31:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T00:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/616132\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T00:31:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T00:31:18","slug":"microsoft-to-unveil-new-ai-models-and-windows-improvements-at-build","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/616132\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft to unveil new AI models and Windows improvements at Build"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Microsoft is heading to San Francisco this week in a bid to win back developers at its Build conference. I\u2019ve been attending Build since the days when Microsoft called it the Professional Developers Conference, and I can\u2019t remember a more pivotal moment. As Microsoft continues to reshuffle its entire business around AI, it\u2019s moving Build into a smaller, more intimate venue. Trust in Windows and GitHub is at an all-time low, and this is Microsoft\u2019s chance to reconnect with developers and outline the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Sources tell me that we\u2019ll hear about new AI models in Windows, a new reasoning model from Microsoft AI, and a Copilot \u201csuper app.\u201d But perhaps more importantly for Build attendees, I understand that Microsoft will be revealing more about its work on improving the experience of Windows for developers. I\u2019m told that Microsoft will unveil a new Windows 11 developer optimized experience this week, which includes many of the things that developers have been asking for in Windows: a distraction-free environment with pre-installed apps, tools, and scripts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">I also expect to hear more about Microsoft\u2019s efforts to rewrite parts of Windows 11 to improve performance and the overall experience. Microsoft outlined its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/897834\/microsoft-windows-11-quality-performance-commitments-changes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">plan to fix Windows 11<\/a> earlier this year, and we\u2019ve started to see plenty of early improvements already. The Windows Insider team is getting ready to show off more customization changes <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/marcusash\/status\/2060058520993832970\" rel=\"nofollow\">later today<\/a>, ahead of the Build keynote tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Microsoft will also have more news about how Windows is adapting to new silicon like Nvidia\u2019s RTX Spark. I\u2019m told there will be a bigger focus on local models running on Windows at Build this year, allowing developers to tap into local compute instead of relying on costly cloud models. Windows chief Pavan Davuluri <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/939960\/microsoft-computex-teaser-surface-nvidia-windows-rumors\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">teased last week<\/a> that \u201csomething new is coming for developers\u201d at Build, so I\u2019m expecting to hear more about the next generation of Microsoft\u2019s smaller AI models. Miniature RTX Spark PCs from Microsoft and HP were also <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tomwarren\/status\/2061315462143623225\" rel=\"nofollow\">notably absent<\/a> in a lineup of OEMs during Nvidia\u2019s Computex keynote, so perhaps a little something more is on the way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">While Satya Nadella will discuss the new RTX Spark announcement with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during his keynote, I\u2019m also expecting we\u2019ll hear from Qualcomm about its continued work with Microsoft to grow Windows on Arm. Qualcomm and Microsoft laid most of the groundwork for the Arm improvements in Windows 11, allowing Nvidia to return to Windows on Arm after a rocky start with the Surface RT. Microsoft now has to balance two major Arm silicon providers, just like how it\u2019s had to keep both AMD and Intel happy over the decades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Sources tell me we\u2019re also going to be hearing about the very latest on Microsoft\u2019s own in-house models at Build this week. I\u2019m told Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman will unveil a new MAI-Thinking-1 model at Build, the company\u2019s first reasoning model. Microsoft hasn\u2019t used distillation to create its reasoning model, meaning it wasn\u2019t trained by learning from another AI model\u2019s outputs. I\u2019m expecting this reasoning model to be targeted primarily at enterprise use.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">The reasoning model is one of several new models I\u2019m expecting to hear about at Build, including MAI-Image-2.5 and MAI-Image-2.5-Flash. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mustafasuleyman\/status\/2059346031167570299\" rel=\"nofollow\">Suleyman teased<\/a> the MAI-Image-2.5 release last week, promising more at Build.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Microsoft will also discuss its upcoming Copilot \u201csuper app\u201d at Build. <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/05\/29\/microsoft-working-on-super-app\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fortune<\/a> first reported on this last week, and it\u2019s essentially an app that combines Microsoft\u2019s various Copilot AI assistants into a single interface. Sources tell me work is underway to build the app, but that the leaked screenshot that <a href=\"https:\/\/sources.news\/p\/leaked-microsoft-ai-copilot-super-app-autopilot-scout\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">appeared on Friday<\/a> is simply a mockup prepared for Microsoft\u2019s Build demonstrations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">The image also includes an early look at Microsoft Scout, which is reportedly a new AI agent based on Microsoft\u2019s OpenClaw work. This Copilot super app won\u2019t be available at Build though as Microsoft is still in the process of creating it, so I wouldn\u2019t expect to see it in preview until late summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">I\u2019m also hoping we\u2019ll hear a lot more about improvements to GitHub at Build this week. I wrote last month that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/935250\/microsoft-github-struggles-notepad\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GitHub is facing a fight for its survival<\/a> at Microsoft, after a wave of departures, outages, and security incidents. Microsoft desperately needs to win back GitHub trust here, particularly as high-profile developers are starting to sound the alarm. 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