Microsoft releases MAI-Thinking-1 reasoning model

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0 / 100

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Significant

Microsoft announced the release of its new MAI-Thinking-1 reasoning model. [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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model release, product

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High

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89 days old

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