As to The Information, Microsoft is preparing a new artificial intelligence model to rival Google and OpenAI.

The precise function of the MAI-1 model is still unknown and will rely on how well it works.

The Information revealed on Monday, May 6, that Microsoft is developing a new internal AI language model big enough to take on those from Alphabet's Google and OpenAI.

According to the story, which cited two Microsoft workers with knowledge of the project, Mustafa Suleyman, the recently hired co-founder of Google DeepMind and former CEO of AI firm Inflection, is in charge of MAI-1, the internal name for the new model.

The specific purpose of the model remains unclear and will be determined by its effectiveness. The source claims that Microsoft might introduce the new gadget later this month at its Build developer conference.

Reuters contacted Microsoft, but the company declined to comment.

The paper claims that MAI-1 will cost more since it will be "far larger" than the earlier, smaller, open-source models that Microsoft had previously trained.

Microsoft released Phi-3-mini, a more reasonably priced AI model, last month in an attempt to appeal to a wider audience.

The business has taken an early lead in the race for generative AI thanks to its billion-dollar investment in OpenAI and integration of ChatGPT maker's technology across its suite of productivity applications.

According to the source, Microsoft has been allocating a sizable cluster of computers with Nvidia graphics processing units and a sizable amount of data to enhance the model.

According to the study, MAI-1 is expected to contain approximately 500 billion parameters, whilst GPT-4 from OpenAI is supposed to have one trillion parameters, and Phi-3 tiny measures 3.8 billion parameters.

Microsoft hired Suleyman to head its newly formed consumer AI branch in March and added other Inflection employees.

News source:

https://www.rappler.com/technology/microsoft-readies-new-ai-model-mai-1-to-compete-google-openai/