Microsoft announced MAI-Thinking-1 as its new flagship model at Build 2026 among several proprietary systems developed in-house. The releases mark continued progress toward independent AI development following last year’s initial models and a recent renegotiation with OpenAI intended to loosen ties.
Microsoft says the company trained it from the ground up on clean data, without distillation from third-party models.
The two companies recently renegotiated their deal to loosen ties.
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