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Microsoft Preps Azure OpenAI for GPT-4

A preview of GPT-4 support in Microsoft's Azure OpenAI service is now available, Microsoft announced this week.

GitHub Semantic Kernel To Give Devs an AI Launchpad

Now in preview on GitHub is the Semantic Kernel open source framework, Microsoft announced this week.

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OpenAI Releases GPT-4 with Multimodal Capabilities

OpenAI announced and demo'd the latest incarnation of its neural network machine learning model, GPT-4, this week. The new version is multimodal, which means it responds to both text and image inputs.

Microsoft's AI Ethics Team Gets the Axe

Tech job cuts have been rampant this year, typically ascribed to inflationary concerns, and Microsoft has not been immune.

Microsoft Partners with Nonprofit Mitre on AI Security

Mitre Corp., a nonprofit research and consulting firm that frequently works on U.S. government projects, is working with Microsoft to bolster security in AI and machine learning technologies.

AWS, Hugging Face Ink Deal To 'Democratize ML'

AWS is throwing its hat into the generative AI ring, joining rivals Microsoft and Google.

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Microsoft Unveils ChatGPT Strategy: AI-Enhanced Bing and Edge

Microsoft announces a new AI-powered version of its Bing search engine and its Edge web browser, both of which will utilize the capabilities of OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot.

White House Mulling $2.6B AI Research Program

The Biden administration this week released its blueprint for a National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR), a program that would cost $2.6 billion over six years.

OpenAI-Microsoft Partnership Enters 'Phase 3'

Microsoft this week announced a third round of investment in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, adding to the $3 billion it has already invested in the company.

Azure OpenAI Hits General Availability, with ChatGPT Access Coming 'Soon'

Microsoft's Azure OpenAI service, which offers organizations access to artificial intelligence (AI) models, was officially released this week.

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DARPA Funds the Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART) Library for ML Security

The ART library significantly reduces the effort required to explore machine learning security techniques.

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Microsoft Updates 'Responsible AI' Framework with New Facial Rec Guidance

Microsoft updates its "Responsible AI Standard" guidance with additional scrutiny of users of its facial recognition services.

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Google AI Engineer Reportedly Sidelined for Claiming Chatbot is Sentient

A Google AI engineer is placed on paid leave, he says, for claiming that he has found evidence that LaMDA, Google's system for building chatbots, is sentient, and for raising ethical concerns internally about its treatment.

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