Microsoft needs Copilot to get back in the air
- Apr 25
- 1 min read
WALL STREET JOURNAL — The trouble with Copilot is to some degree a consequence of Microsoft’s decision early in the boom to back OpenAI—a much-hyped mass-market AI developer that didn’t make corporate AI its top priority—instead of waiting for an Anthropic to emerge.
That is a mistake, however, that Microsoft can overcome. The company has already demonstrated its adaptability by integrating Anthropic models into software offerings despite its close ties to OpenAI.
And Microsoft’s huge sales force and existing base of millions of customers gives it commercial leverage that upstart AI developers could only dream of. If and when Microsoft does find a successful formula for corporate AI, it will be off to the races.
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