Microsoft previews in-house AI models at Build 2026 (opens in new tab)

Microsoft used its Build 2026 developer conference in San Francisco to outline a software strategy built around in-house AI models, agent-oriented Windows features and developer tools. The announcements included MAI model families for reasoning, image generation, transcription and voice; Project Solara and Scout; OpenClaw-related Windows demos; and Microsoft Execution Containers for running agents more securely on Windows. PCMag reported that Microsoft presented MAI as separate from Copilot, ...