Microsoft will unveil a
suite of new homegrown AI models next week at its annual “Build”
conference for developers in San Francisco, including a coding
model to boost the usage of its GitHub Copilot tool, the
Information reported on Thursday.
The company is also planning to roll out new models that
specialize in tasks such as transcription, reasoning, speech and
images, the report said, citing a person with direct knowledge
of the plans. Microsoft declined to comment on the report.
Here are some details:
* Microsoft shares climbed on the report, and were last up
nearly 3%.
* It has been rushing to beef up its own AI products as it
gears up for a future independent of its once-vital partner
OpenAI — the companies have changed their partnership terms in
recent months to reduce reliance on each other.
* The tech giant has primarily relied on AI models from
OpenAI, Anthropic and Big Tech rival Google to power
its GitHub Copilot AI tool for software developers.
* While the tool had seen encouraging uptake initially,
products such as Anthropic’s Claude Code have quickly risen to
the top spot in AI-assisted coding.
* Microsoft is now eyeing AI startup acquisitions, Reuters
reported earlier this month, to diversify beyond its OpenAI
partnership.
* The potential deals could help Microsoft beef up AI
talent and deliver on its stated goal of building a cutting-edge
AI model by next year, three sources had told Reuters.
* Market sentiment on Microsoft has soured this year as
investors question the viability of its early lead in AI as its
OpenAI partnership unravels, while rivals Google and Amazon
report strong progress in their own AI efforts.
Published on May 29, 2026
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