OpenAI and Microsoft Extend Strategic Partnership

OpenAI and Microsoft have extended their multi-year, multi-billion dollar partnership to accelerate the development of safe, powerful AI and scale its deployment. This collaboration ensures OpenAI maintains its independent research capabilities while leveraging Microsoft's computational infrastructure and distribution channels.

Azure Infrastructure for AI Training and Inference

Microsoft Azure serves as the exclusive cloud provider for all OpenAI workloads, including research, APIs, and products. OpenAI uses Azure-powered supercomputing systems to train all of its models, citing Azure's unique architecture design as critical for achieving best-in-class performance and scale for both training and inference workloads. Microsoft is increasing its investment in these systems to further accelerate OpenAI's independent research.

Deployment and Enterprise Access via Azure OpenAI Service

OpenAI distributes its technology to developers and enterprises through its own API and the Azure OpenAI Service. This allows organizations to build applications on top of GPT, DALL·E, and Codex. Additionally, the partnership has resulted in the integration of OpenAI's technology into specific Microsoft products, such as GitHub Copilot and Microsoft Designer.

Collaborative Safety Research and Iterative Development

OpenAI and Microsoft collaborate to review and synthesize shared lessons from real-world use to inform iterative updates to AI systems. This shared knowledge is used to develop best practices for the industry and inform future research to ensure that AI systems remain safe and useful as they are deployed at scale.

OpenAI Corporate Structure and Mission

OpenAI remains a capped-profit company governed by the OpenAI non-profit. This structure is designed to allow the organization to raise the necessary capital for research and development without compromising its mission to ensure that advanced AI benefits all of humanity and prioritizes safety.