Microsoft's product teams are already incorporating this Microsoft-made AI software, powered by large language models, into existing products. An example is a chatbot within Bing search, similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
Key takeaways:
- Microsoft's artificial intelligence efforts are largely dependent on OpenAI, a startup it funded for access to its advanced technology.
- Due to rising costs of running advanced AI models, Microsoft is developing a backup plan.
- Peter Lee, who oversees Microsoft’s 1,500 researchers, has directed many of them to develop a more cost-effective conversational AI that may not perform as well as OpenAI’s but is smaller and cheaper to operate.
- Microsoft’s product teams are already working on incorporating this Microsoft-made AI software, powered by large language models, into existing products like a chatbot within Bing search.