Microsoft and Elon Musk team up to bring Grok 3 to Microsoft users amid legal battle between Musk and Open AI/Microsoft.

The announcement was made at Microsoft’s Build developer conference on Monday, and was notable given Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI. Musk founded xAI, the startup behind Grok, but he has also been locked in a feud with OpenAI since stepping down from its board in the late 2010s, citing disagreements over its leadership direction.

The contest in Silicon Valley to dominate artificial intelligence is playing out on a new court: superstar researchers.

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has led to exciting new possibilities in how technology can interact with language, art, and media. Tools like ChatGPT

Starting this week, users of Azure AI Foundry will be able to purchase licences for xAI’s models under the same commercial terms as OpenAI’s — including premium access to cloud computing power and integration into Microsoft’s enterprise tools. This development gives developers “service parity” whether they choose Musk’s models or those from OpenAI.

Politico has rules about AI in the newsroom. Staffers say those rules have been violated—and they’re gearing up for a fight.

OpenAI has prevailed in a lawsuit in Georgia that accused the ChatGPT maker of defaming a radio host by fabricating allegations and a fictional lawsuit against him.