Microsoft Unveils MAI-1 and MAI-Voice-1 for AI Autonomy

Microsoft has unveiled proprietary AI models, MAI-Voice-1 for fast speech generation and MAI-1-preview for text tasks, signaling a strategic pivot toward autonomy from OpenAI amid partnership tensions. This move, backed by significant investments, aims to enhance self-sufficiency and integrate into products like Copilot. It could reshape AI competition and industry alliances.