"On Thursday, Microsoft AI (MAI) debuted MAI-Voice-1, which generates realistic sounding speech from text, and MAI-1-preview, a model it's testing as the future basis of the company's Copilot service. In a Semafor video interview, MAI CEO Mustafa Suleyman explained Microsoft needs its own foundation models is because AI is fundamental to the company's business. "We have to be able to have the in-house expertise to create the strongest models in the world," he said."
"If Redmond can create the strongest models in the world, it's unclear why it would continue paying OpenAI for less capable technology unless it's contractually obliged to do so. Microsoft has already invested around $13 billion in OpenAI and the two firms are reportedly trying to renegotiate their contract, set to expire in 2030, so that OpenAI can restructure for a future public offering."
Microsoft introduced MAI-Voice-1 for realistic text-to-speech and MAI-1-preview as a potential Copilot foundation model. MAI leadership stated that owning in-house expertise and foundation models is essential because AI underpins the company's business. Microsoft continues collaborative ties with OpenAI while pursuing its own capabilities. The company has invested roughly $13 billion in OpenAI and the firms are reportedly renegotiating a contract that expires in 2030 to enable OpenAI restructuring for a potential public offering. Past concerns about voice-cloning abuses delayed public release of VALL-E 2; MAI-Voice-1 now appears in Copilot Labs with a minimal caution warning.
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