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Microsoft’s annual Build developer conference runs May 19–22, and AI will be front and center. Following a year of aggressive Copilot expansion, insiders expect major updates across Copilot, Azure, and Windows—including possible reveals of new in-house AI models.
Deeper Copilot integration across Microsoft 365, Office, Teams, and Windows.
Agentic AI for Windows: Copilot may soon handle basic PC tasks autonomously, thanks to a new “Action” button discovered in early builds.
Microsoft’s own models (MAI): Redmond is reportedly developing a family of models that rival OpenAI’s GPT series, possibly to reduce reliance on OpenAI amid rising tensions.
Third-party model testing: Microsoft is evaluating models from xAI, Meta, Anthropic, and DeepSeek for use in Copilot.
Azure AI APIs: Expect expanded offerings and tools for developers, especially around hosting custom models.
Microsoft raised prices for many of its cloud and productivity tools by 5% last November. To justify that, Build may showcase tangible AI feature upgrades for enterprise and consumer products alike.
With keynote streams available for free online, Build 2025 could mark a turning point in Microsoft’s AI strategy, moving from integration to independence.