Key Takeaways
- Microsoft is adding Elon Musk’s AI model, Grok, to its Azure cloud service.
- Grok will soon be available as an option for Azure customers through the Azure AI Foundry.
- This move comes despite Microsoft’s strong existing partnership with OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT.
- Adding Grok is notable given recent tensions between Musk’s xAI and OpenAI.
Microsoft is set to expand the AI options available on its Azure cloud platform by adding Grok, the AI model developed by Elon Musk’s company, xAI.
Soon, businesses using Azure will be able to choose Grok as one of the AI tools available to them.
According to a report by Latestly, Grok will be integrated into the Azure AI Foundry, making it accessible to all Azure users.
Microsoft has been a major partner and investor in OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT.
Bringing Grok onto Azure is an interesting development, especially considering the reported friction between Elon Musk’s xAI and OpenAI.
This decision diversifies the AI models available on Microsoft’s cloud, giving customers more choice in a rapidly growing field.
