Microsoft's AI division has successfully trained a family of MAI models, nearly matching the capabilities of OpenAI and Anthropic on standard benchmarks.
The team is developing AI reasoning models that employ chain-of-thought techniques, potentially competing with OpenAI's advanced reasoning models.
Microsoft is testing its MAI models and models from xAI, Meta, and DeepSeek as potential replacements for OpenAI models in Copilot.
The development of MAI models could democratize access to advanced AI reasoning capabilities and reduce dependence on any single provider.