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Microsoft announced the launch of three in‑house AI models—MAI‑Transcribe‑1, MAI‑Voice‑1 and MAI‑Image‑2—through its Foundry platform and MAI Playground. The models, designed for speech‑to‑text, synthetic voice and image generation, aim to rival offerings from OpenAI, Google and Amazon. Built after a 2019 contract with OpenAI lifted a restriction on Microsoft’s own frontier AI work, the new suite promises faster performance, multilingual support and competitive pricing, with rollouts already underway in Bing and PowerPoint. Ler mais

Six months after renegotiating its contract with OpenAI, Microsoft unveiled MAI-Transcribe-1, MAI-Voice-1 and MAI-Image-2 on its Foundry platform. The new models, built by a ten‑person team, boast lower error rates, faster speeds and competitive pricing, giving the tech giant a functional AI stack independent of its former partner. The rollout underscores Microsoft’s new freedom to pursue "humanist superintelligence" and could reshape enterprise AI spending. Ler mais

Microsoft AI, the research arm of the tech giant, announced the rollout of three foundational multimodal models—MAI-Transcribe-1, MAI-Voice-1, and MAI-Image-2. The transcription model supports 25 languages and is 2.5 times faster than Azure Fast. The voice model can generate a minute of audio in one second and allows custom voice creation. The image model, originally unveiled on MAI Playground, expands Microsoft’s AI portfolio and is priced to be cheaper than competing offerings from Google and OpenAI. The launch underscores Microsoft’s commitment to building its own AI stack while maintaining its partnership with OpenAI. Ler mais

Microsoft has introduced MAI-Image-1, its first internally developed text‑to‑image model, now integrated into Bing Image Creator and Copilot Audio Expressions. Announced in October, the model is praised for fast, photorealistic output, especially in food, nature and artistic lighting scenes. It will also supply visual art for AI‑generated audio stories in Copilot’s story mode. The rollout follows earlier releases of MAI-Voice-1 and MAI-1-preview, signaling Microsoft’s broader push to build its own AI stack while still offering OpenAI and Anthropic models for other services. Ler mais

Microsoft has introduced MAI-Image-1, its latest text‑to‑image AI model that creates photorealistic images from user prompts. Though not yet released commercially, the model is available for testing on the community platform LMArena, where it currently ranks among the top ten AI image generators. Microsoft says the tool is engineered to avoid repetitive or generic outputs and to deliver fast, high‑quality results, with particular strength in realistic lighting and landscape rendering. The company plans to integrate MAI-Image-1 into its broader Copilot and Bing Image Creator services after further development. Ler mais

Microsoft AI announced its first internally developed text‑to‑image model, MAI‑Image‑1, describing it as a major step in its AI roadmap. The system is built to deliver photorealistic images quickly and was placed in the top 10 on the LMArena benchmark after feedback from creative professionals. Microsoft highlighted safety guardrails and positioned the new model alongside its other AI offerings, including MAI‑Voice‑1 and MAI‑1‑preview, while noting ongoing collaborations with Anthropic and a complex relationship with OpenAI. Ler mais

Microsoft announced the debut of MAI-Image-1, its first internally developed AI model for generating images. The new system, which emphasizes photorealistic output and natural lighting, is currently being tested on LMArena and is slated for integration with Copilot and Bing Image Creator. This rollout continues Microsoft’s strategy of expanding its own AI portfolio, which already includes MAI-Voice-1 and MAI-1-preview, and signals a reduced reliance on its longstanding partnership with OpenAI. Ler mais