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Microsoft ends OpenAI exclusivity in Office, adds rival Anthropic
Microsoft will end OpenAI’s exclusive hold on its productivity suite, adding second AI supplier.
It's worth noting, however, that a recent report from the UK government found no clear productivity boost from using Copilot AI in daily work tasks among study participants. Beyond the Anthropic addition, Microsoft has been developing its own proprietary AI models and began offering DeepSeek's technology through its Azure cloud platform in January. Founded in 2021 by ex-OpenAI executives, including CEO Dario Amodei, Anthropic has positioned its Claude models as "more steerable" alternatives to ChatGPT.
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