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4 hours agoMicrosoft taps Anthropic for AI in Word and Excel, signaling distance from OpenAI
Microsoft will slacken its dependence on OpenAI through a new partnership with Anthropic, The Information on Tuesday. The deal will enable Microsoft to embed Anthropic's AI systems into Microsoft 365 (formerly Office) platforms like Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. This marks a turning point for Microsoft, which has otherwise been largely (though not entirely) reliant on OpenAI's technology to power its consumer-facing AI efforts.
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