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Microsoft is reportedly training salespeople to talk down OpenAI and Anthropic

Microsoft is looking to sell its in-house AI models as more efficient and cost-effective than its competitors' models.

TechCrunch AI· Lucas Ropek·Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM UTC

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Microsoft is reportedly training salespeople to talk down OpenAI and Anthropic

The AI burn book: Decoding the cat fights between Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Anthropic - Business Insider

Microsoft steps up AI rivalry, arms sales teams against OpenAI and Google - ETEnterpriseai.com

Not OpenAI or Anthropic: DeepSeek's Liang Wenfeng is now the richest AI model startup founder - Storyboard18

Penn pilots secure AI portal with Claude, ChatGPT models - The Daily Pennsylvanian

An internal divide over AI rules is brewing at OpenAI. Here's why - Storyboard18

Applied Computing wants to give oil and gas operators an AI model for the entire plant