Microsoft partners with OpenAI to advance AI research with Azure - TechRepublic

OpenAI, the nonprofit artificial intelligence research organization co-founded by tech visionaries Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and Ilya Sutskever, announced Tuesday that it was partnering with Microsoft to advance its work in AI. As part of the deal, announced via a blog post, Microsoft Azure will act as the primary cloud platform for OpenAI. In the post, Microsoft said that it is "committed to democratizing AI and making it accessible to everyone," and that is a mission that they share with OpenAI. As part of the deal, Microsoft isn't just providing infrastructure, it will also help OpenAI "advance their research and create new tools and technologies that are only possible with the cloud," the post said. The reasoning behind OpenAI's decision to partner with Microsoft, according to the post, is due to Microsoft's focus on deep learning, open source technologies, and the capabilities available in tools such as Azure Batch, Azure Machine Learning, and the Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit.