Microsoft invests in OpenAI's AI research and development

Microsoft extends OpenAI partnership in a ‘multibillion dollar investment’

Microsoft By: Aizaz Khan January 23, 2022

Partnership Extension:

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Shared Ambition:

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Investment in Supercomputing

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Exclusive Cloud Partner:

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Integration of Models:

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Investment Amount:

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Commercialization of Azure OpenAI:

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Capped-Profit Company:

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