Microsoft AI leader Mustafa Suleyman told Bloomberg that Google’s Gemini 3 model can do things that Microsoft’s Copilot cannot, while noting that Copilot also has unique capabilities. Suleyman highlighted Copilot’s focus on everyday utility, its integration across Windows, Outlook, Excel and Edge, and the company’s “humanist superintelligence” philosophy that prioritizes safe, grounded assistance. The remarks underscore a rare admission of a rival model’s strengths and illustrate the evolving competitive landscape in generative AI. Read more →

Microsoft’s AI head Mustafa Suleyman took to X to push back against a wave of criticism targeting the company’s AI integration in Windows 11. Suleyman warned that many skeptics are “cynics” who find the progress “underwhelming,” insisting that the ability to hold fluid conversations with a powerful AI and generate images or video is “mind‑blowing.” Critics have highlighted missing basic functionality, recurring bugs, and privacy concerns surrounding AI agents like Copilot. The debate underscores tension between Microsoft’s rapid AI rollout and user expectations for reliability and security. Read more →

Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman revealed a new team dedicated to creating a "humanist superintelligence" that is deliberately limited in autonomy and designed to serve humanity. The initiative emphasizes keeping humans "at the top of the food chain" and rejects narratives of a race to artificial general intelligence. Suleyman outlined three primary applications: an AI companion for learning and productivity, support for the healthcare sector, and breakthroughs in clean‑energy science. The move follows a new agreement with OpenAI that lets Microsoft pursue AGI independently or with partners, while leveraging OpenAI’s intellectual property. Read more →

Microsoft has introduced MAI-Image-1, its first internally developed text‑to‑image model, now integrated into Bing Image Creator and Copilot Audio Expressions. Announced in October, the model is praised for fast, photorealistic output, especially in food, nature and artistic lighting scenes. It will also supply visual art for AI‑generated audio stories in Copilot’s story mode. The rollout follows earlier releases of MAI-Voice-1 and MAI-1-preview, signaling Microsoft’s broader push to build its own AI stack while still offering OpenAI and Anthropic models for other services. Read more →

At a recent industry gathering, Microsoft’s AI chief Mustafa Suleyman dismissed the notion that artificial intelligence can become conscious. He argued that asking whether AI can be self‑aware is the wrong question and that the field should instead concentrate on building useful tools. Suleyman emphasized that AI models operate through transparent mathematical processes—token inputs, attention weights, and probability calculations—without any hidden internal experience. He warned against anthropomorphizing chatbots and urged developers and users to keep expectations realistic, focusing on functionality rather than imagined sentience. Read more →

Microsoft introduced a fresh set of capabilities for its Edge browser’s Copilot Mode, positioning it as an AI‑driven companion that can view and reason over open tabs, summarize content, and perform actions like filling forms or booking hotels. The rollout, which follows a similar launch of OpenAI’s Atlas browser, adds new “Actions” and “Journeys” features and builds on the earlier July debut of basic Copilot functionality. The move underscores a growing competition to embed artificial intelligence directly into web browsers. Read more →

Microsoft announced the debut of MAI-Image-1, its first internally developed AI model for generating images. The new system, which emphasizes photorealistic output and natural lighting, is currently being tested on LMArena and is slated for integration with Copilot and Bing Image Creator. This rollout continues Microsoft’s strategy of expanding its own AI portfolio, which already includes MAI-Voice-1 and MAI-1-preview, and signals a reduced reliance on its longstanding partnership with OpenAI. Read more →

Microsoft is rolling out an automatic AI model‑selection feature for Visual Studio Code that favors Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4 over OpenAI’s GPT‑5, especially for paid GitHub Copilot users. Internal guidance from developer division head Julia Liuson cites benchmark results recommending Claude Sonnet 4. At the same time, the company is investing heavily in its own AI training infrastructure and planning to integrate Anthropic models into Microsoft 365 Copilot, while a new partnership deal with OpenAI eases cloud‑provider restrictions and hints at future financial arrangements. Read more →

Microsoft is rolling out an automatic AI model‑selection feature for Visual Studio Code that favors Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4 over OpenAI’s GPT‑5, especially for paid GitHub Copilot users. Internal guidance from developer division head Julia Liuson cites benchmark results recommending Claude Sonnet 4. At the same time, the company is investing heavily in its own AI training infrastructure and planning to integrate Anthropic models into Microsoft 365 Copilot, while a new partnership deal with OpenAI eases cloud‑provider restrictions and hints at future financial arrangements. Read more →

Microsoft is rolling out an automatic AI model‑selection feature for Visual Studio Code that favors Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4 over OpenAI’s GPT‑5, especially for paid GitHub Copilot users. Internal guidance from developer division head Julia Liuson cites benchmark results recommending Claude Sonnet 4. At the same time, the company is investing heavily in its own AI training infrastructure and planning to integrate Anthropic models into Microsoft 365 Copilot, while a new partnership deal with OpenAI eases cloud‑provider restrictions and hints at future financial arrangements. Read more →

Microsoft is rolling out an automatic AI model‑selection feature for Visual Studio Code that favors Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4 over OpenAI’s GPT‑5, especially for paid GitHub Copilot users. Internal guidance from developer division head Julia Liuson cites benchmark results recommending Claude Sonnet 4. At the same time, the company is investing heavily in its own AI training infrastructure and planning to integrate Anthropic models into Microsoft 365 Copilot, while a new partnership deal with OpenAI eases cloud‑provider restrictions and hints at future financial arrangements. Read more →

Microsoft is rolling out an automatic AI model‑selection feature for Visual Studio Code that favors Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4 over OpenAI’s GPT‑5, especially for paid GitHub Copilot users. Internal guidance from developer division head Julia Liuson cites benchmark results recommending Claude Sonnet 4. At the same time, the company is investing heavily in its own AI training infrastructure and planning to integrate Anthropic models into Microsoft 365 Copilot, while a new partnership deal with OpenAI eases cloud‑provider restrictions and hints at future financial arrangements. Read more →

Microsoft has introduced its own AI models, MAI‑1‑preview and MAI‑Voice‑1, aiming to provide specialized, consumer‑focused capabilities within its Copilot suite. The move, highlighted by AI lead Mustafa Suleyman in a discussion with The Verge, signals a strategic shift toward greater independence from OpenAI and a focus on models that excel at everyday queries and instruction following. Early deployments include Copilot Daily, Podcasts, and a public testing interface in Copilot Labs, with plans to expand text use cases in the coming weeks. Read more →

Microsoft has unveiled two new artificial‑intelligence models that were built entirely by its own teams. The speech‑generation model, MAI-Voice-1, powers features such as Copilot Daily and Podcast, while the text‑focused MAI-1-preview is the company’s first end‑to‑end foundation model. Both were designed for efficiency, with MAI-Voice-1 running on a single GPU and MAI-1-preview trained on roughly 15,000 Nvidia H‑100 GPUs. Microsoft plans to open MAI-1-preview for public testing and to integrate it into select Copilot scenarios, signaling a strategic move toward greater independence from external AI providers. Read more →