Microsoft has staked out a leading position in commercialising artificial intelligence for the workplace, largely thanks to its partnership with OpenAI, the startup behind ChatGPT. In exchange for a massive investment and data center power, Microsoft won the right to incorporate OpenAI’s tools into its products. OpenAI models back Microsoft’s line of Copilot-branded tools, which include a software coding assistant, a personal assistant and the workplace chatbot Microsoft 365 Copilot.
Microsoft Corp will start using artificial intelligence models from Anthropic to help power its workplace artifical intelligence (AI) assistant, adding a significant partner to a product that has so far been predominantly driven by OpenAI.
Starting on Wednesday, business users of Microsoft’s Copilot-branded AI assistant will be able to toggle between OpenAI and Anthropic models for certain functions, including digital research assistance and help building customised AI tools.
