Microsoft’s AI team has shipped two first‑party foundation models — MAI‑Voice‑1 and MAI‑1‑preview — a move that signals a deliberate strategic pivot from being primarily a host and integrator of external models toward building proprietary AI infrastructure optimized for Microsoft’s product...
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Microsoft’s announcement that it has deployed two first‑party models — MAI‑Voice‑1 for speech generation and MAI‑1‑preview as a consumer‑focused foundation model — marks a deliberate strategic shift toward productized, in‑house AI and a clear attempt to reduce operational dependence on...
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Microsoft Research is ushering in a new era for AI with its recently unveiled foundation model, Magma. Designed to seamlessly integrate digital and physical interactions, Magma is a multimodal AI agent that not only navigates complex software interfaces but also orchestrates robotic manipulation...