As Microsoft Bets on ‘True Self-Sufficiency,’ Should You Bet on MSFT Stock?

Microsoft’s AI chief, Mustafa Suleyman, told the Financial Times last week that the tech giant is striving for “true self-sufficiency” in AI. That means developing its own powerful models and steadily reducing its dependence on OpenAI, even as the two companies maintain their partnership. Essentially, the company aims to move beyond the “powered by someone else” model.Shares of the tech giant have slumped 18% on a year-to-date (YTD) basis. There are two main drivers behind those losses: the company’s FQ2 ea ...