Microsoft has committed $2.5 billion to a new operating business called Microsoft Frontier Company that will help its customers utilise artificial intelligence efficiently.

Microsoft Frontier Company will embed engineering experts at customers to co-design, co-innovate, and continuously improve their AI systems, Microsoft said.

Microsoft Frontier company will deploy 6,000 engineers to deliver enterprise AI outcomes. AWS launched a $1B version two days earlier. OpenAI and Anthropic too.