Microsoft makes big AI inroads in China by selling OpenAI models
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BLOOMBERG — Due to a unique partnership with OpenAI, Microsoft sets its own policies on selling models like the GPT series in China. It also offers a variety of other AI models there, excluding some like Anthropic’s. Microsoft markets them to customers for a number of uses, ranging from software development to customer service automation.
ByteDance, Meituan and Tencent didn’t respond to requests for comment, and it’s unclear how they use the models they buy on Azure. Much of their spending goes toward supporting expansion outside of China, according to people familiar with their businesses.
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