Microsoft has been working on adding internal and third-party artificial intelligence models to power its flagship AI product Microsoft 365 Copilot, in a bid to diversify from the current underlying technology from OpenAI and reduce costs,

Microsoft ( NASDAQ:MSFT) clarified that its OpenAI collaboration allows it the flexibility for including several artificial intelligence models into its products. Based on reports, the company is assessing non-OpenAI and in-house models for Copilot products.

Microsoft is reportedly looking to reduce its reliance on OpenAI for the AI models powering its Microsoft 365 Copilot assistant.

The effort is said to focus on the tech giant’s Microsoft 365 Copilot product. It’s an artificial intelligence assistant that ships with the eponymous productivity suite. Microsoft is reportedly working to integrate custom and open-source artificial intelligence models into the assistant, which is currently powered by technology from OpenAI.

"Microsoft eyes non-OpenAI tech to diversify 365 Copilot’s AI models-report " was originally created and published by Verdict, a GlobalData owned brand.

Microsoft is planning to integrate internal and third-party artificial intelligence (AI) models into its flagship AI assistant, Microsoft 365 Copilot. The move comes as the tech giant looks to reduce its dependence on OpenAI 's tech and save costs.

Microsoft is planning on adding internal and third-party artificial intelligence models to power its flagship AI product, Microsoft 365 Copilot. TakeAway Points: Microsoft has been working on adding internal and third-party artificial intelligence models to power its flagship AI product,

Microsoft and OpenAI have had something of a symbiotic relationship, with the former giving billions of capital to a startup AI lab and in return gaining early access to cutting-edge models that are now baked into Microsoft’s suite of productivity software.