Microsoft is aggressively pursuing self-sufficiency in AI development, aiming to reduce its reliance on OpenAI. Mustafa Suleyman, head of Microsoft AI, announced a massive investment of $140 billion in capital expenditures this fiscal year to build gigawatt-scale computing infrastructure and develop proprietary AI models. The company expects to unveil its own models this year and forecasts that within 18 months, these technologies will automate a significant portion of white-collar tasks.

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