Following Google I\/O last week, the Microsoft Build 2026 Developer Conference also kicked off at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
from7 self-developed MAI models<\/strong>arriveScout, a personal AI assistant based on OpenClaw<\/strong>,fromSurface mini development machine equipped with NVIDIA chip<\/strong>arriveProject Solara, an operating system designed specifically for AI agents<\/strong>, Microsoft is accelerating the construction of a complete AI ecological closed loop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The biggest technical highlight of this build is that Microsoft released it in one go7 new MAI (Microsoft AI) self-developed models<\/strong>, covering multiple directions such as reasoning, code generation, images, speech, and transcription.MAI-Thinking-1<\/strong>, is the first AI model in Microsoft history with advanced reasoning capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MAI-Thinking-1 has35 billion active parameters<\/strong>and128K context window<\/strong>, Microsoft said its performance \"matches leading models\" on software engineering benchmarks.Trained entirely using cleaned raw data, not distilled from any third-party models<\/strong>\u2014\u2014This seems particularly hard-core in the current atmosphere of \"mutual distillation\" in the AI \u200b\u200bcircle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition, Microsoft also released MAI-Image-2.5 (image generation), MAI-Voice-2 (speech synthesis), MAI-Transcribe-1.5 (voice transcription) andDesigned forGitHub Copilot<\/a>Optimized MAI code model<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Microsoft also launched aPersonal AI assistant with built-in OpenClaw - Microsoft Scout<\/strong>.An AI agent that is always online and can perform tasks independently in the background<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Scout can be connected to Microsoft 365 applications such as Outlook, OneDrive, and Teams to help corporate employees automatically manage calendars, process reimbursements, draft emails, etc.It\u2019s a true personal assistant, nothing like a chatty AI\u2014you might get a call from it.<\/strong>\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n Scout is currently available as a desktop preview to Frontier customers in the United States.A series of \u201cAutopilot\u201d agents<\/strong>, each with an independent identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In terms of hardware, Microsoft delivered an eye-catching device:Surface RTX Spark Dev Box<\/strong>.128GB unified memory<\/strong>, can be run locallyModels with up to 120 billion parameters<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This device is pre-installed with a streamlined version of Windows 11 Pro (default dark mode, no widgets) and is designed for local training and inference of AI models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Microsoft also showed off an interesting concept product:Project Solara<\/strong>\u2014\u2014A lightweight operating system based on Android, specially used to drive various AI intelligent devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Microsoft developed this platform in partnership with Qualcomm and MediaTek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Microsoft also announced a series of Windows 11 improvements for developers:Native Coreutils command line tool<\/strong>(Goodbye MinGW\/Cygwin), WSL built-in Linux container support, and brand newIntelligent Terminal<\/strong>\u2014\u2014An AI-enhanced terminal that can understand the developer's intentions and proactively provide code context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the same time, Microsoft releasedMicrosoft Execution Containers (MXC)<\/strong>The security sandbox allows AI agents such as OpenClaw to run safely on Windows - without accidentally deleting your files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The final \u201cEaster egg\u201d comes from quantum computing.Majorana 2<\/strong>\u2014\u2014The next generation of topological quantum chip, the stability of qubits is improved compared with the previous generation1000 times<\/strong>.A truly practical quantum computer is expected to be built in 2029<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n1. MAI-Thinking-1: Microsoft\u2019s first inference model unveiled<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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2. Microsoft Scout: Your 24\/7 AI personal assistant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
3. Surface RTX Spark Dev Box: a mini host customized for AI developers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
4. Project Solara: A \u201cnew system\u201d for AI agents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
5. Windows embraces developers: Linux experience + AI terminal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
6. Majorana 2 Quantum Chip: The countdown to practical quantum computing has begun<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Summary: Microsoft\u2019s AI \u201cDeclaration of Independence\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n