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Eric Boyd

Eric Boyd

Corporate Vice President, Azure AI Platform, Microsoft

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Introducing GPT-4o: OpenAI’s new flagship multimodal model now in preview on Azure 

Microsoft is thrilled to announce the launch of GPT-4o, OpenAI’s new flagship model on Azure AI. This groundbreaking multimodal model integrates text, vision, and audio capabilities, setting a new standard for generative and conversational AI experiences.

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Announcing updates to Azure AI Search to help organizations build and scale generative AI applications 

Today, we are announcing that Azure AI Search, a modern retrieval system for AI applications, now has drastically larger vector capacity and compute without any increase in price, so customers can run RAG at any scale, at a lower cost.

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Microsoft and Mistral AI announce new partnership to accelerate AI innovation and introduce Mistral Large first on Azure 

Today, we are announcing a multi-year partnership between Microsoft and Mistral AI. We are fueled by a steadfast dedication to innovation and practical applications, bridging the gap between pioneering research and real-world solutions.

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How H&R Block is using Azure OpenAI Service to bring ease to American taxpayers this season 

Today, thousands of organizations around the world are using Azure OpenAI service to drive meaningful business impact for people and society. We are seeing increased usage from AI-first startups like DeepBrain, Perplexity, and SymphonyAI, as well as the world’s biggest companies.

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Scale generative AI with new Azure AI infrastructure advancements and availability 

We are excited to share a series of announcements that highlight Microsoft Azure’s commitment to driving innovation and empowering businesses with cutting-edge AI solutions.

Mercedes-Benz enhances drivers’ experience with Azure OpenAI Service  

Mercedes-Benz announced they are integrating ChatGPT via Azure OpenAI Service to transform the in-car experience for drivers. Starting June 16, drivers in the U.S. can opt into a beta program that makes the MBUX Voice Assistant’s “Hey Mercedes” feature even more intuitive and conversational.

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General availability of Azure OpenAI Service expands access to large, advanced AI models with added enterprise benefits 

With Azure OpenAI Service now generally available, more businesses can apply for access to the most advanced AI models in the world—including GPT-3.5, Codex, and DALL•E 2—backed by the trusted enterprise-grade capabilities and AI-optimized infrastructure of Microsoft Azure, to create cutting-edge applications.

Meta selects Azure as strategic cloud provider to advance AI innovation and deepen PyTorch collaboration 

Microsoft is committed to the responsible advancement of AI to enable every person and organization to achieve more. Over the last few months, we have talked about advancements in our Azure infrastructure, Cognitive Services, and Azure Machine Learning to make Azure better at supporting the AI needs of all our customers, regardless of their scale.