07:33 AM EDT, 03/20/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Microsoft ( MSFT ) will license artificial intelligence startup Inflection AI's technology, the startup said Tuesday, following the departure of most of its staff to Microsoft ( MSFT ).

Inflection said it will soon host its latest large language model Inflection-2.5 on Microsoft's ( MSFT ) cloud platform Azure in a bid to expand its reach. "We'll also be ensuring it comes to other cloud hosting platforms in the near future," Inflection said.

Additionally, Inflection said board member Sean White will become its new chief executive officer, succeeding Mustafa Suleyman.

Microsoft ( MSFT ) did not immediately respond to MT Newswires' request for comment.

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