Microsoft is considering launching open-weight AI models

Odaily Odaily Planet Daily News Microsoft is considering offering some of its self-developed AI models in an open-weight format. Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, stated that as Chinese AI models gain increasing popularity among users in the United States, the company is evaluating this possibility. This move could signal an adjustment in Microsoft's AI strategy. Facing competition from Chinese AI developers like DeepSeek and Moonshot AI, Microsoft aims to enhance its competitiveness while reducing its reliance on OpenAI.

Microsoft also stated that it plans to maintain a multimodal strategy, allowing customers to use models from OpenAI or Anthropic when better suited to their needs. (Nikkei)