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Microsoft leans on open weight model from Chinese AI lab to challenge
Microsoft leans on open weight model from Chinese AI lab to challenge Jev
TL;DRMicrosoft using Chinese AI model as interim step before building its own.
Why it matters: Shows major tech powers relying on foreign AI foundations while racing to develop independent capabilities.
The first version of Microsoft-Decision-1 is based on Qwen3.5-9B, but the next will sport homegrown tech, Redmond reassures
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