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MWC: Microsoft pitches ‘AI access principles’ to offset OpenAI competition concerns

On the heels of Microsoft's investment and partnership with French Large Language Model startup Mistral AI, the company continues to work hard to try to

The points cover areas such as the building and operation of an app store to allow businesses to pick and choose different LLMs and other AI products and a commitment to keeping company’s proprietary data out of its training models. Although the implication here is that Microsoft is open to dialogue and conversation with stakeholders, ironically, Smith delivered the news in a keynote speech, with no scope for follow-up questions. These AI Access Principles, to be clear, are not binding rules for Microsoft — nor is there any kind of detail laid out around how any of the commitments might be verified or tracked — but they serve a purpose in anticipation of that.

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