Microsoft to buy AI from Anthropic in shift from OpenAI: Report

Microsoft will pay to use Anthropic’s technology for some AI features in Office 365 apps, the Information reported on Tuesday, in a sign that the software firm is diversifying its artificial intelligence portfolio.

The move will blend Anthropic and OpenAI technology in the apps, after years in which Microsoft primarily used OpenAI for the new features in Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, the report said.

Microsoft is developing its own artificial intelligence models, while integrating DeepSeek’s models into the Azure cloud as it seeks to maximize AI…