Microsofts plan to catch up in AI | The Vergecast [jgp8dlTO2s9]
Microsoft's commitment to AI is not news. Copilot has been everywhere for... a while now. But at this week's Build developer conference, the company made clear that it wants — and needs — to be a bigger player in the space. The Verge's Tom Warren joins David to talk about the new Scout AI assistant, the Solara operating system concept, and whether Microsoft can hang with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. Also: how's the new era of Xbox going? New merch has arrived! Get yours here: 0:00 Intro 0:25 90 Seconds on The Verge (news roundup) 2:34 Tom Warren joins — Microsoft Build vibes 3:27 Microsoft's big-picture AI ambitions 4:44 Can Microsoft be a top-4 AI model maker? 17:29 Xbox & the Asha Sharma era 18:05 Early days of the new Xbox leadership 23:34 One more thing: Nvidia RTX Spark hardware 25:51 Outro Subscribe: Like The Verge on Facebook: Follow on Twitter: Follow on Instagram: Watch The Vergecast on YouTube: The Vergecast Podcast: Decoder with Nilay Patel: More about our podcasts: Read More: Community guidelines: Wallpapers from The Verge: Shop our Verge merch store here: Subscribe to The Verge: If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may receive a commission without exerting any influence on editorial content. For more information about our ethics policy, visit: