Building the Future: The Bing and OpenAI Partnership
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Building the Future: The Bing and OpenAI Partnership

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OpenAI

Starting as a non-profit organization, OpenAI has become a world leader in researching and developing "deep learning" artificial intelligence (AI). The goal was to advance further AI's ability through research to make positive and long-term contributions to humanity. Several significant outside investments, like Microsoft's $1B investment in 2019,  allowed them to expand the capabilities of AI progressively.

By 2020, OpenAI announced GPT-3, a language model trained on large data sets from the internet. Capabilities of GPT-3 included answering questions like a human, translating between languages, and generating improvised text responses. Another deep learning program was released in 2021 called DALL-E. This program could generate images from descriptive language inputs. GPT-3 and DALL-E were associated with the API, forming the heart of their first commercial products.

Public interest in OpenAI skyrocketed in December 2022. Built on an updated GPT-3.5, ChatGPT was launched as a free preview. Within the first five days of availability, over 1 million users registered. ChatGPT is a chatbot taking input cues and responds with text based on a dataset collected from the internet through 2021. Another monetary commitment came from Microsoft in 2021 to further invest in OpenAI. In March 2023, OpenAI released GPT-4, which now enabled image or visual prompts, more accurate responses, the ability to browse the web, and allowed third-party plugins to be developed.

Partnership with Microsoft

On January 23rd, 2023, Microsoft announced the third phase of its long-term partnership with OpenAI. The reported $10B+ investment is intended to "accelerate AI breakthroughs to ensure these benefits are broadly shared with the world." This agreement enables each organization to commercialize the resulting developed technologies independently. 

OpenAI will begin exclusively using Microsoft's cloud-computing infrastructure from this partnership. Most importantly, Microsoft Azure will be specifically used to power all necessary workloads from OpenAI, including APIs, products, and research. Azure will provide superior computing power and security to operations within OpenAI. 

Since Azure's inception in 2016, Microsoft has wanted to develop it into an "AI supercomputer for the world." The new Azure OpenAI Service will be available to businesses and provide access to advanced AI models. A company can then build upon existing OpenAI models with optimized infrastructure from Azure. Users can utilize this combination of software and computing power to create and run advanced AI applications for specific business needs. Azure will provide high-level security, reliability, and AI responsibility to those looking to develop AI applications. 

As mentioned earlier, OpenAI was founded on creating safe and helpful AI applications. Microsoft has also committed to this goal, as it's Responsible AI Standard outlines. This partnership intends to "establish a leading and advancing framework of our own AI technologies but will also help guide the industry toward more responsible outcomes."

Microsoft Bing/Edge and OpenAI

This year on February 7th, Microsoft announced the launching a preview version of the all-new AI-powered Microsoft Bing search engine. There will also be AI functions added to the Microsoft Edge web browser. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said, "AI will fundamentally change every software category, starting with the largest category of all – search." 

The new Bing has an improved version of the familiar search interface, which provides more relevant results for basic queries like sports scores, stock prices, and weather. Additionally, a new sidebar displays more comprehensive answers if you require them. This sidebar utilizes a next-generation OpenAI language model "more powerful than ChatGPT and customized specifically for search." 

Complete answers with Bing and AI copilot are achievable. The search engine analyzes results from all over the web to find and summarize the information you're searching for. For instance, if you need detailed instructions on substituting eggs in a cake recipe, Bing can provide them without forcing you to browse multiple results for the right formula.

For more complex queries through Bing, such as planning an elaborate trip itinerary or researching a TV to buy, the new Bing offers a novel, interactive chat feature based on ChatGPT. This chat experience empowers you to refine your search until you find the complete answer you seek by asking for more details, clarity, and ideas. Links are also available so you can act on decisions immediately.

Creativity and be easily sparked through the use of the new Bing. Sometimes, you need more than just an answer; you need inspiration. The new Bing can generate content to assist you. It can help you write an email, prepare for a job interview, create a quiz for trivia night, or even plan an itinerary for a dream vacation, with links to book your travel and accommodations. Bing will also provide citations for all of the referenced web content on which responses are based. 

The new Microsoft Edge browser also has AI copilot functions included. The two significant changes to the product are the chat and compose capabilities. An example of utilizing the chat function could be entering a request in the sidebar to compare prices of a specific product from multiple sources. Bing will then be able to present a table of this comparison to the user. Bing will also be able to use AI to assist in writing content. Prompts can be provided for the intended content, and AI can help improve the content by updating the format, length, and tone. If posting content on a website, Edge can use the information on the site's layout to ensure formatting is correct. Adding these AI components to existing Microsoft products can potentially change how humans use the internet.

Dura Digital Takeaway

We are very excited at the possibilities for how businesses will use tools integrated with AI for content creation and research, and ultimately how organizations can leverage AI for digital transformation. Contact our team at Dura Digital today to start exploring how your business can also embrace AI to achieve your goals.

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Building the Future: The Bing and OpenAI Partnership

Chris Harrison
Chris Harrison
June 16, 2023
Building the Future: The Bing and OpenAI Partnership

OpenAI

Starting as a non-profit organization, OpenAI has become a world leader in researching and developing "deep learning" artificial intelligence (AI). The goal was to advance further AI's ability through research to make positive and long-term contributions to humanity. Several significant outside investments, like Microsoft's $1B investment in 2019,  allowed them to expand the capabilities of AI progressively.

By 2020, OpenAI announced GPT-3, a language model trained on large data sets from the internet. Capabilities of GPT-3 included answering questions like a human, translating between languages, and generating improvised text responses. Another deep learning program was released in 2021 called DALL-E. This program could generate images from descriptive language inputs. GPT-3 and DALL-E were associated with the API, forming the heart of their first commercial products.

Public interest in OpenAI skyrocketed in December 2022. Built on an updated GPT-3.5, ChatGPT was launched as a free preview. Within the first five days of availability, over 1 million users registered. ChatGPT is a chatbot taking input cues and responds with text based on a dataset collected from the internet through 2021. Another monetary commitment came from Microsoft in 2021 to further invest in OpenAI. In March 2023, OpenAI released GPT-4, which now enabled image or visual prompts, more accurate responses, the ability to browse the web, and allowed third-party plugins to be developed.

Partnership with Microsoft

On January 23rd, 2023, Microsoft announced the third phase of its long-term partnership with OpenAI. The reported $10B+ investment is intended to "accelerate AI breakthroughs to ensure these benefits are broadly shared with the world." This agreement enables each organization to commercialize the resulting developed technologies independently. 

OpenAI will begin exclusively using Microsoft's cloud-computing infrastructure from this partnership. Most importantly, Microsoft Azure will be specifically used to power all necessary workloads from OpenAI, including APIs, products, and research. Azure will provide superior computing power and security to operations within OpenAI. 

Since Azure's inception in 2016, Microsoft has wanted to develop it into an "AI supercomputer for the world." The new Azure OpenAI Service will be available to businesses and provide access to advanced AI models. A company can then build upon existing OpenAI models with optimized infrastructure from Azure. Users can utilize this combination of software and computing power to create and run advanced AI applications for specific business needs. Azure will provide high-level security, reliability, and AI responsibility to those looking to develop AI applications. 

As mentioned earlier, OpenAI was founded on creating safe and helpful AI applications. Microsoft has also committed to this goal, as it's Responsible AI Standard outlines. This partnership intends to "establish a leading and advancing framework of our own AI technologies but will also help guide the industry toward more responsible outcomes."

Microsoft Bing/Edge and OpenAI

This year on February 7th, Microsoft announced the launching a preview version of the all-new AI-powered Microsoft Bing search engine. There will also be AI functions added to the Microsoft Edge web browser. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said, "AI will fundamentally change every software category, starting with the largest category of all – search." 

The new Bing has an improved version of the familiar search interface, which provides more relevant results for basic queries like sports scores, stock prices, and weather. Additionally, a new sidebar displays more comprehensive answers if you require them. This sidebar utilizes a next-generation OpenAI language model "more powerful than ChatGPT and customized specifically for search." 

Complete answers with Bing and AI copilot are achievable. The search engine analyzes results from all over the web to find and summarize the information you're searching for. For instance, if you need detailed instructions on substituting eggs in a cake recipe, Bing can provide them without forcing you to browse multiple results for the right formula.

For more complex queries through Bing, such as planning an elaborate trip itinerary or researching a TV to buy, the new Bing offers a novel, interactive chat feature based on ChatGPT. This chat experience empowers you to refine your search until you find the complete answer you seek by asking for more details, clarity, and ideas. Links are also available so you can act on decisions immediately.

Creativity and be easily sparked through the use of the new Bing. Sometimes, you need more than just an answer; you need inspiration. The new Bing can generate content to assist you. It can help you write an email, prepare for a job interview, create a quiz for trivia night, or even plan an itinerary for a dream vacation, with links to book your travel and accommodations. Bing will also provide citations for all of the referenced web content on which responses are based. 

The new Microsoft Edge browser also has AI copilot functions included. The two significant changes to the product are the chat and compose capabilities. An example of utilizing the chat function could be entering a request in the sidebar to compare prices of a specific product from multiple sources. Bing will then be able to present a table of this comparison to the user. Bing will also be able to use AI to assist in writing content. Prompts can be provided for the intended content, and AI can help improve the content by updating the format, length, and tone. If posting content on a website, Edge can use the information on the site's layout to ensure formatting is correct. Adding these AI components to existing Microsoft products can potentially change how humans use the internet.

Dura Digital Takeaway

We are very excited at the possibilities for how businesses will use tools integrated with AI for content creation and research, and ultimately how organizations can leverage AI for digital transformation. Contact our team at Dura Digital today to start exploring how your business can also embrace AI to achieve your goals.

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