Microsoft Sidesteps OpenAI Again; Integrates Claude and Gemini into GitHub Copilot
Oct. 30, 2024We recently reported that theMicrosoft – OpenAI relationship is facing tensionover the delayed sharing of AI advancements with the Redmond giant. And now, Microsoft hasannouncedthat GitHub Copilot, which used OpenAI’s GPT-4o model earlier, will have access to models from rival firms such as Anthropic and Google.
The move is widely viewed as Microsoft’s effort to reduce its reliance on OpenAI for future AI advancements. By partnering with Anthropic and Google, Microsoft has made it clear that it’s ready to shake hands with rival AI startups if the need arises.
Earlier this year,Microsoft invested in Mistral AIand signed a multi-year deal. By the way, Claude 3.5 Sonnet is hailed as the best AI model for coding, and evenCursor, the VS Code competitor uses Claude 3.5 Sonnet by default.
It means that OpenAI is lagging behind Anthropic in offering the best AI coding assistance. In fact,The Informationrecently reported that OpenAI’s internal benchmarks found that its models were behind Anthropic’s models for coding tasks. OpenAI is reportedly under pressure to come up with a better model for AI coding assistance.
Besides that, Microsoft has introduced a new feature called GitHub Spark in VS Code to build entire applications in natural language. It can develop apps and you can see live preview as it’s built. Microsoft is also under immense pressure to deliver the best AI coding experience in VS Code. Cursor has quickly become quite popular among developers for delivering the best AI coding experience.
So VS Code is also getting multi-file editing, tab completion, code review, autofix, rules configuration, and more. Interestingly, Microsoft is releasing GitHub Copilot code completion for Xcode too.
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