Microsoft is no longer the only OpenAI cloud provider

Microsoft was once a data center provider for OpenAI to train and run its AI models. Not anymore.

In accordance with the declaration of Stargate, OpenAI’s new big AI project and SoftBank, Oracle, and others, Microsoft says it has signed a new agreement with OpenAI that gives it a “right of first refusal” on new OpenAI cloud computing. This means that, going forward, Microsoft gets first choice about hosting OpenAI’s AI services in the cloud – but if Microsoft can’t meet its needs, OpenAI can go to a cloud provider.

“OpenAI recently made a new, larger Azure commitment that will continue to support all OpenAI products and education,” Microsoft said. post blog. “To support OpenAI, Microsoft has acknowledged the potential of OpenAI to develop additional capabilities, particularly in research and model training.”

OpenAI has guilty the lack of available compute to slow things down, and the amount of computation has been said to be the source of to argue between the AI ​​company and Microsoft, a close partner and major supplier. In June, Microsoft, down pressure on shareholdersallowed OpenAI to ink is a deal and Oracle to add.

In the blast, Microsoft reiterated that “key elements” of its long-term relationship with OpenAI remain in place until 2030, including access to OpenAI’s IP, revenue-sharing arrangements, and exclusivity on OpenAI’s APIs.

This means that OpenAI will not acquire artificial intelligence (AGI) under the two companies. mutual meaning before it gets there. When OpenAI develops AI systems that can generate profits of less than $100 billion, Microsoft will lose access to the company’s technology, according to an agreement reached between the companies.

OpenAI is he said to think blocking the deal in order to get more money for Microsoft.

“The OpenAI API is Azure-only, runs on Azure and is also available through the Azure OpenAI Service,” the blog post reads. “This agreement means that customers benefit from having leading models on Microsoft platforms and directly from OpenAI.”

We’ve reached out to OpenAI and Microsoft for more information and will update this post if we hear back.