Artificial Intelligence
The latest Artificial Intelligence coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Mustafa Suleyman Orchestrates Microsoft's Raid on DeepMind, Luring Over Two Dozen AI Experts
Microsoft has pulled off a stunning talent heist, convincing more than two dozen artificial intelligence researchers and engineers to leave Alphabet's DeepMind and join its own AI division. The...
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat Now Open to Students 13+, with Privacy at Its Core
Microsoft has flipped the switch on access to generative AI for millions of K-12 students, officially rolling out Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat for learners aged 13 and up. The move, effective...
Microsoft's AI Coup: Suleyman Lures DeepMind Heavyweights to Boost Copilot and Bing
Microsoft has poached four senior artificial intelligence researchers from Google DeepMind, marking an aggressive escalation in the battle for elite AI talent. The hires, orchestrated by Mustafa...
Microsoft Poaches Over 20 Google DeepMind Experts to Supercharge Copilot and Bing
Microsoft has scooped up more than 20 top artificial intelligence researchers and engineers from Google’s DeepMind in a hiring blitz that marks one of the most aggressive AI talent grabs in recent...
Microsoft Gives Away GPT-5 for Free in Copilot, Integrates It Across Entire Product Line
Microsoft has flipped the switch on its most ambitious AI integration yet, embedding OpenAI’s GPT-5 model across every major product line and, critically, making it available for free in Copilot....
Microsoft Poaches 20+ DeepMind Researchers: How a Culture of Speed Won Them Over
Microsoft has poached over two dozen top AI researchers from Google’s DeepMind unit in a talent grab led by DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman, now the CEO of Microsoft AI. Suleyman is promising...
Microsoft Plants Open-Weight GPT Flag on Windows and Azure, Handing Developers Full Model Keys
Microsoft dropped a bombshell on the AI landscape this week, delivering what developers have craved for years: unrestricted access to the inner workings of advanced language models. The company is...
Microsoft Deploys GPT-5 to Power Copilot Across 365, GitHub, and Azure, Claiming First-Mover Advantage
Microsoft today became the first major technology company to fully deploy OpenAI's GPT-5 model across its product suite, embedding the advanced AI into Microsoft 365 Copilot, GitHub Copilot, Azure AI...
GPT-5 Lands Across Microsoft's AI Suite: What Free Access Means for Developers and Enterprises
On August 7, Microsoft lit the fuse on a sweeping AI upgrade that places OpenAI’s newly released GPT-5 directly into the hands of billions of users. The Redmond giant is rolling out the model...
GPT-5 Lands Free in Copilot: What It Fixes for Windows 11, Edge, and Developers
Microsoft has begun rolling out OpenAI’s latest and most capable model, GPT-5, into its Copilot ecosystem—completely free of charge. The integration, announced today, covers consumer and...
Mustafa Suleyman Leads Microsoft’s DeepMind Poaching Spree, Securing Key AI Engineers for Copilot
Microsoft has lured more than two dozen engineers and researchers away from Google’s DeepMind in a dramatic escalation of the artificial intelligence talent war, according to a new report from The...
Microsoft Bets Big on AI-Powered Retail as 80% of Enterprises Adopt Gen AI by 2026
Microsoft is betting that the next big wave in artificial intelligence will reshape the retail industry, and it’s putting its vast partner network at the center of the transformation. A new...