Microsoft is working on integrating its own and third -party artificial intelligence models in Microsoft 365 Copilot to reduce dependence on Openai technologies and reduce costs. About this reported sources, acquaintances with the situation.
When Microsoft announced 365 Copilot in March 2023, one of the key characteristics of the product was its work based on the GPT-4 model from Openai. However, now the company is changing the course, striving for greater autonomy and reducing the cost of operation. According to sources, this is also due to the need to increase the speed of Copilot for corporate clients.
The representative of Microsoft confirmed that Openai remains a company partner in the field of advanced AI models, but noted that the company uses different models depending on the product. Including Microsoft introduces its own developments, such as the PHI-4 model, and adapts open models to increase the efficiency of 365 Copilot.
These changes will reduce Copilot maintenance costs, which can lead to a decrease in prices for end users. The process is closely monitored by the general director of the company Satya Valel.
Other Microsoft units have already begun diversification. For example, GitHub belonging to Microsoft since 2018, in October, added models from Anthropic and Google along with Openai. And the Copilot user chat boot now uses both internal and external models.
However, Microsoft 365 Copilot is still encountering challenges. Studies show that many companies have not advanced further than pilot projects. Nevertheless, BNP Paribas Exane analysts expect Microsoft to reach 10 million paid Copilot users in 2024, and 70% of companies from the Fortune 500 list already use their products.
The variety of approaches to the development of artificial intelligence becomes the key to stability and competitiveness in the corporate environment. Microsoft shows that flexibility and technological independence allow not only to optimize costs, but also to accelerate innovations, responding to the growing needs of business.