Microsoft has announced the general availability of its Azure OpenAI service, which includes artificial intelligence writer Tools like GPT-3.5, Codex, and DALL-E 2 hope the move will democratize AI technologies and make them more accessible to more customers.
The tech giant first launched its Azure OpenAI service in November 2021, offering some of the most powerful artificial intelligence tools we’ve ever known combined with the typical characteristics of Azure, which it says are security, reliability, compliance and data privacy.
In just a few months, the Azure platform claimed to free up staff time by generating content such as support ticket summaries and generating more relevant content for online shoppers.
Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service
Microsoft invested $1 billion in OpenAI, the company behind the popular GPT model, and has reportedly invested another $2 billion since then New York Times (opens in a new tab).
Fast forward to 2023, and the company is said to be preparing for a massive $10 billion investment in the company and integrating its AI into more Microsoft services, including its Bing search engine.
“We take an iterative approach to large models, working closely with our partner OpenAI and our customers to carefully evaluate use cases, learn and address potential risks,” Eric Boyd, corporate vice president of artificial intelligence platforms at Microsoft, explained in a note . blog post (opens in a new tab).
Some measures to protect users include requiring developers to apply for access and further content filters.
Although enthusiastic users can now apply for Azure OpenAI services, register (opens in a new tab) Highlighted its apparent lack of general availability, making it only available in four Azure regions in the US and the Western Europe region, which it says depends on the extensive work required to deliver low-latency AI on a global scale.
