Microsoft Focuses on AI Monetization at Annual Build Conference
Microsoft’s annual Build conference spotlighted the accelerating commercialization of AI technologies. The company unveiled plans to integrate third-party AI models from Elon Musk’s xAI and European startups Mistral and Black Forest Labs into its Azure cloud infrastructure. A new autonomous coding tool demonstrates Microsoft’s push toward practical AI implementations.
"We’re witnessing a decisive shift from experimental proofs-of-concept to production-grade solutions," said Scott Guthrie, Microsoft’s cloud and AI chief. The company anticipates heightened momentum as agentic web architectures mature, though Guthrie declined to specify projected revenue impacts.