microsoft says it is spreading its long-term partnership with OpenAI through a new “multi-million dollar, multi-year investment.” The investment comes just weeks after Microsoft was it is rumored that he is investing $10 billion in OpenAI, the makers of popular AI tools like ChatGPT and DALL-E 2.
“We formed our partnership with OpenAI around a shared ambition to responsibly advance cutting-edge AI research and democratize AI as a new technology platform,” says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. “In this next phase of our partnership, developers and organizations across all industries will have access to the best AI infrastructure, models and toolchains with Azure to build and run their applications.”
The deal will see Microsoft increase its investments in the development and deployment of supercomputing systems to support OpenAI research. The key part of the agreement means that Microsoft is the exclusive cloud partner for OpenAI, and Microsoft cloud services will power all OpenAI workloads across products, API services, and research.
Microsoft also plans to implement the OpenAI models in a variety of consumer and enterprise products. Microsoft is rumored to be preparing to challenge Google with the integration of ChatGPT into Bing search results, and the company is reportedly looking to integrate some language AI technology into its Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook apps. .
Microsoft doesn’t disclose exactly how much it has invested in OpenAI, but the company has been looking to use their close relationship to further commercialize its Azure OpenAI service. Microsoft began rolling out this service last week, and it includes a number of AI models built by OpenAI, including GPT-3.5, Codex, and DALL-E. It is designed for enterprises to use OpenAI models by packaging GPT-3.5 with the scale you would expect from Azure and the additions of data management and management.
Rumors of this deal suggested that Microsoft could receive 75 percent of OpenAI’s profits until it secures a return on its investment and a 49 percent stake in the company. OpenAI says It remains a company with limited profits after this deal, allowing you to continue to raise capital with checks and balances in place.
“The last three years of our partnership have been great,” says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. “Microsoft shares our values and we are excited to continue our independent research and work to create advanced AI that benefits everyone.”
