Microsoft Partners With OpenAI Rival Anthropic on AI Copilot

Microsoft Corp. will start using artificial intelligence models from Anthropic to help power its workplace AI assistant, adding a significant partner to a product that has so far been predominantly driven by OpenAI.

Starting on Wednesday, business users of Microsoft’s Copilot-branded AI assistant will be able to toggle between OpenAI and Anthropic models for certain functions, including digital research assistance and help building customized AI tools.

Microsoft has staked out a leading position in commercializing artificial intelligence for the workplace, largely thanks to its partnership with OpenAI, the startup behind ChatGPT. In exchange for a massive investment and data ...