Microsoft Collaborates with Meta to Launch Innovative AI Software for Business Applications

Microsoft plans to release a new version of Meta Platforms’ AI language model, Llama 2, to companies for the first time. The model will be available as a free, open-source software to developers working on Microsoft’s Azure platform. This marks a shift from exclusively utilizing tools from OpenAI, despite Microsoft’s significant investment in the startup. Alongside this, Microsoft also announced it would charge businesses $30 per person per month for its AI-powered assistant for Microsoft 365, signaling the value the company places on AI technology. While a release date for these tools remains unconfirmed, Microsoft has been testing them with select large businesses.