Microsoft Builds Its Own AI Model Stack To Reduce OpenAI Dependence

Microsoft launches three in-house MAI models for transcription, voice and image generation through Foundry, hedging its ...
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Barndoor expands AI governance platform with Microsoft 365 MCP integrations and enhanced policy management

NEW YORK, April 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Barndoor today announced an expansion of its enterprise AI governance platform, adding native MCP security support for Microsoft 365 and introducing redesigned ...
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‘Claude’ AI is coming to Microsoft 365

PCWorld reports that Microsoft is integrating Anthropic’s Claude AI alongside OpenAI models into Office 365 applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. These “agentic” AI capabilities can ...

This Microsoft Office deal adds AI capabilities to your favorite apps

Microsoft Office meets AI with this deal.

Microsoft shivs OpenAI with three new AI models for speech and images

OpenAI just happens to offer its own speech recognition, speech generation, and text-to-image models. Microsoft's models are available through Foundry (formerly Azure AI Studio), a platform to develop ...

Microsoft Launches 3 New MAI AI Models on Foundry to Take on OpenAI, Google

Microsoft has announced a new set of in-house AI models under its MAI (Microsoft AI) family, signalling a deeper push into ...
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Microsoft Launches Three AI Models: Here's What It Means for Developers & Users

Voice-1 and Image-2 models on Foundry and Playground, expanding multimodal AI tools with faster speeds, competitive pricing and enterprise-grade safeguards.