Microsoft has announced a multi-year, multi-billion dollar investment in OpenAI, building on previous investments made in 2019 and 2021. This significant investment will support the continued independent research and development of AI with a focus on safety, utility, and power.
OpenAI, guided by the principles of being a capped-profit company and governed by the OpenAI non-profit, remains committed to its mission of ensuring that advanced AI benefits all of humanity. This unique structure enables OpenAI to raise necessary capital while upholding its core beliefs of sharing benefits widely and prioritizing safety.
The partnership with Microsoft is integral to OpenAI’s progress, as both entities share a vision and values aligned with advancing AI for the betterment of society.
Together, OpenAI and Microsoft have collaborated on building supercomputing systems powered by Azure, which are essential for training AI models. Azure’s architecture has proven crucial in delivering top-tier performance and scalability for AI training and inference workloads. Microsoft will further invest in these systems to expedite independent research, and Azure will continue to be the exclusive cloud provider for all OpenAI workloads, spanning research, API, and products.
Learning from real-world usage and integrating those insights is paramount in developing safe and useful AI systems. OpenAI and Microsoft are partnering to deploy AI technology through APIs and the Azure OpenAI Service, enabling enterprises and developers to leverage models like GPT, DALL·E, and Codex. Additionally, collaborative efforts have integrated OpenAI’s technology into applications such as GitHub Copilot and Microsoft Designer.
To ensure the development and deployment of safe AI systems, teams from OpenAI and Microsoft collaborate regularly to review and synthesize shared lessons. These insights inform iterative updates to AI systems, guide future research, and establish best practices for industry-wide utilization of powerful AI systems.
The partnership between OpenAI and Microsoft looks forward to continued collaboration and further advancements in AI technology.
