Microsoft is outsourcing its best AI, tech CEO says — and that's good news for Google
LONDON — Microsoft is handing over the development of all of its best artificial intelligence tools and software to OpenAI, according to one tech CEO — which could be a boon for arch-rival Google.
Todd McKinnon, CEO of identity security firm Okta , told CNBC on Friday that as Google looks to defend its position in search, it is "probably doing the best job of actually not having to outsource their R&D."
Transformers are deep-learning models that learn context and thus meaning by tracking relationships in sequential data, such as words.
"This all came from Google, with DeepMind and the research," McKinnon said. "I mean, the breakthrough was the research from Google, the transformers which are the algorithm that all these LLMs [large language models] are using to make these big advancements."
McKinnon added that there's a risk Microsoft's position in AI becomes reduced to that of a "consultancy." Microsoft was not immediately available for comment when contacted by CNBC.
