Microsoft continues to expand its partnerships in the AI ecosystem. Although the company is known for its closeness to OpenAI’s ChatGPT model, it also shows flexibility in supporting different AI models. Finally, Microsoft announced that it will integrate the DeepSeek R1 AI model into Windows Copilot+ computers . The model, which will be used in Snapdragon X processor devices in the first phase, will also come to Intel Lunar Lake and AMD Ryzen AI 9 processor computers in the future.The DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B model will be available to developers soon via the Microsoft AI Toolkit, while the more powerful 7B and 14B variants are planned for release at a later date. Microsoft says these models are optimized for Copilot+ devices and are capable of running locally.While the base version of the DeepSeek R1 model, the 1.5B variant, is less powerful than the larger 32B and 70B models, Microsoft emphasizes that these models are specifically optimized to work with NPUs (Neural Processing Units). The minimum hardware requirements for Copilot+ computers are at least 256GB of storage, 16GB of RAM, and an NPU capable of at least 40 TOPS (trillions of operations per second).Microsoft says the optimized DeepSeek R1 models will allow developers to create AI-powered applications and run them efficiently on the device. The company also says it has implemented technologies that will enable the R1 models to run natively using low-bit computing systems.However, Microsoft is not only integrating with Copilot+ computers. It is also integrating the DeepSeek R1 model into the Azure AI Foundry platform. This platform already includes artificial intelligence models such as OpenAI’s GPT-4 model, Mistral AI and Meta-Llama 3. Microsoft’s inclusion of the DeepSeek model is considered a remarkable development, as there are claims that the company is investigating whether DeepSeek is using OpenAI technology without permission.The DeepSeek R1 model has caused a stir in the world of artificial intelligence with its low computing power requirements. The fact that it requires fewer hardware resources compared to rival models has become a source of concern for some chip manufacturers. Nvidia’s shares in particular have fallen following this development.Microsoft states that the DeepSeek R1 model has successfully passed security assessments and has been subjected to rigorous testing. The company emphasizes that the model has undergone a comprehensive testing process with automated assessments, security audits, and risk mitigation procedures.China-based DeepSeek has become a fast-growing player in the AI market. The company claims to have completed the R1 model in less than two months, using only 2,048 AI accelerators in the development process, and at a cost of less than $6 million. Another notable element in the industry is that the R1 API is available for free under the open-source MIT license.These developments call into question the huge investments made by major technology companies in artificial intelligence models. DeepSeek is pioneering a significant change in the sector by entering the competition with lower costs and hardware requirements.
Microsoft Deepseek R1 offers great advantage with integration
Microsoft’s integration of the DeepSeek R1 model into both Windows Copilot+ computers and the Azure AI Foundry platform is a huge advantage for developers. The ability to run AI-powered applications locally will make the user experience more efficient and accelerate the adoption of AI applications.Microsoft’s support for the DeepSeek R1 model shows that the competition in the AI space is getting fiercer. This model, offered with NPU optimization on Copilot+ computers, will allow AI-powered applications to run smoothly on the device. At the same time, its presence on the Azure AI Foundry platform will enable AI adoption in a wider ecosystem.
