In a recent podcast, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella delves into the latest developments in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). He pointed out that as language models continue to mature, AI models are gradually moving towards standardization and commodityization. This change not only changed the direction of technological development, but also prompted the company's strategic focus in AI development to shift from simple model research and development to system integration and product development.
Nadella particularly emphasized that having an advanced model is not enough to win in the competition, and companies need to pay more attention to a complete system architecture and successful products. He mentioned that the AI industry is currently experiencing an unprecedented wave of innovation. Since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, many fields such as chips, data centers, frameworks, basic models, vertical AI companies, consumer hardware and software have ushered in rapid development. This all-round innovation has promoted the widespread application and in-depth development of AI technology.

Microsoft plays a major role in this trend. Nadella revealed that Microsoft is building a complete AI technology architecture, including developing new capabilities and possible large-scale model MAI. These new technologies not only have strong reasoning capabilities, but will also provide enterprises with more comprehensive AI solutions to help them gain an advantage in the competition.
At the same time, Deepseek's research results further support Nadella's views. Deepseek demonstrates the ability to match some of OpenAI capabilities with fewer resources, which shows that the efficiency of AI technology is constantly improving. Adam Goldberg, marketing manager at OpenAI, also pointed out that the key to success lies in integrating infrastructure, data, models, fine-tuning, applications and user experience. With the launch of products like ChatGPT, OpenAI is comprehensively expanding its AI value chain and promoting the extension of technology to a wider range of application scenarios.
In addition, the development of Figure AI is also worth paying attention to. The robotics company recently separated from OpenAI and began developing its own open source model. Although they mentioned that standardization of AI models is one of the reasons for separation, strategic considerations are obviously also key, especially after OpenAI returns to the field of robotics, Figure AI needs to avoid relying on OpenAI's technology and seek a path to independent development.
Nadella's views and the development trends of related companies reflect that the AI industry is moving towards a more mature and systematic direction. This also means that in the future, enterprises' competition in the AI field will no longer rely solely on the advancedness of models, but will rely more on how to effectively integrate these models into products and provide complete solutions. With the continuous advancement of technology, AI application scenarios will become more extensive, and enterprises need to constantly innovate and adjust their strategies to cope with increasingly fierce market competition.
Key points:
AI models are gradually standardizing, and enterprises need to turn to system integration and product development.
Nadella pointed out that a complete technical architecture and successful products are the key to corporate competition.
Figure AI is separated from OpenAI, aiming to avoid dependence on its technology and develop independently.