Microsoft is getting ready to host Elon Musk’s Grok AI model

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft has been instructing engineers working on its AI infrastructure to get ready to host Elon Musk’s Grok AI model, according to a trusted source familiar with the plans. In recent weeks Microsoft has been in discussions with xAI to host the Grok AI model and make it available to customers and Microsoft’s own product teams through the Azure cloud service. The move could prove controversial internally and further inflame tensions with Microsoft’s partner OpenAI. I’m told that if the deal proceeds, Grok will be available on Azure AI Foundry, Microsoft’s AI development platform that gives developers access to AI services, tools, and pre-built models in order to build AI applications and agents. This will allow developers to tap into Grok and use it within their apps, and for Microsoft to potentially use the AI model across its own apps and services. Microsoft refu ... Read full article.