Microsoft to release new coding model next week, the Information reports

Microsoft to release new coding model next week, the Information reports FILE PHOTO: A view shows a Microsoft logo at Microsoft offices in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France, March 25, 2024. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo · Reuters Reuters Thu, May 28, 2026 at 6:05 PM GMT+2 1 min read MSFT May 28 (Reuters) - Microsoft will unveil a suite of new homegrown AI models next week at its annual "Build" conference for developers ‌in San Francisco, including a coding model to boost the ‌usage of its GitHub Copilot tool, the Information reported on Thursday. The company is also planning ​to roll out new models that specialize in tasks such as transcription, reasoning, speech and images, the report said, citing a person with direct knowledge of the plans.

Microsoft declined to comment on the report. Here are some ‌details: • Microsoft shares climbed ⁠on the report, and were last up nearly 3%. • It has been rushing to beef up its own AI ⁠products as it gears up for a future independent of its once-vital partner OpenAI — the companies have changed their partnership terms in recent months to ​reduce reliance ​on each other.

• The tech giant ​has primarily relied on AI ‌models from OpenAI, Anthropic and Big Tech rival Google to power its GitHub Copilot AI tool for software developers. • While the tool had seen encouraging uptake initially, products such as Anthropic's Claude Code have quickly risen to the top spot in AI-assisted coding. • Microsoft is now eyeing AI ‌startup acquisitions, Reuters reported earlier this month, ​to diversify beyond its OpenAI partnership.

• The ​potential deals could help ​Microsoft beef up AI talent and deliver on its stated ‌goal of building a cutting-edge ​AI model by next ​year, three sources had told Reuters. • Market sentiment on Microsoft has soured this year as investors question the viability of its early ​lead in AI ‌as its OpenAI partnership unravels, while rivals Google and Amazon report ​strong progress in their own AI efforts.