Microsoft continues its investments in the field of artificial intelligence recently without slowing down. The company has now announced that it integrates the R1 of Deepseek into the Azure AI Foundry platform and Github. The R1 model has aroused a great impact in the artificial intelligence industry, especially due to low education costs and requires less equipment. This development offered a new alternative to Microsoft customers in artificial intelligence solutions, while it also had a remarkable impact on the financial markets.
Microsoft’s Artificial Intelligence Platform Corporate Vice President Asha Sharma emphasized the importance of the integration of the R1 model and said, “One of the biggest advantages of using Deepseek R1 or other models on Azure AI Foundry is the speed of essay, repetition and integration of artificial intelligence to workflows. . Sharma also stated that the model has undergone comprehensive security tests and was subjected to a meticulous evaluation process to minimize possible risks.
Deepseek R1 was released as an open source model at the beginning of this month, and Microsoft rapidly integrated the model into the Azure AI Foundry platform. The company’s plans include a smaller and optimized version of R1 on Copilot Plus PCs locally. In addition, this model is expected to be used in other artificial intelligence -supported services of Microsoft.
Deepseek’s R1 model developed a major impact in the US financial markets. In the education process of the model, OpenAI required much lower costs compared to the pioneering artificial intelligence models, attracted the attention of investors. In particular, R1 reduced dependence on large chip manufacturers such as Nvidia for artificial intelligence training, causing harsh decreases in Nvidia’s market value. Nvidia’s shares suffered a loss of value of $ 600 billion due to the progress of Deepseek and the popularity of the model.
On the other hand, OpenAI and Microsoft reportedly investigated whether OpenAI’s API to train Deepseek’s models. According to Bloomberg, Microsoft’s security researchers found that large amounts of data were used on OpenAI developer accounts last year. Detailed investigations on whether these data are linked to Deepseek continue.
The R1 model, especially in mathematical problem solving, programming and natural language understanding. However, it can show reasoning processes using the “Chain-of-Thought” method. This feature provides an important advantage in educating smaller artificial intelligence models.
Deepseek’s open source approach allows worldwide developers to examine, change and improve the model. This transparency stands out as one of the main features that distinguishes Deepseek from other major artificial intelligence companies.
Deepseek’s R1 model is seen as one of the latest examples of China’s rise in artificial intelligence. The progress of the company in this field has the potential to challenge the US dominance in the artificial intelligence sector. While this development points to a new era in global artificial intelligence competition, it can also have significant consequences in terms of national security and technology policies.
However, Deepseek’s models have certain limitations on sensitive political issues related to China and comply with the framework determined by Beijing. This is considered a reflection of the Chinese government’s control over artificial intelligence.
Microsoft took an important step for artificial intelligence ecosystem
The fact that Microsoft opens the Deepseek R1 for access via Azure AI Foundry and Github is considered an important step in the artificial intelligence ecosystem. This development offers more options to developers, while the competition in the artificial intelligence industry will continue to get hot.