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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