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Microsoft was an early investor in OpenAI, committing $1 billion to it in 2019.

The company has since continued to work closely with the growing AI company.

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Recent reports said that Microsoft is considering an additional$10 billion investment in OpenAI.

OpenAI is behind the popular ChatGPT that has appeared in several headlines over the past few months.

That chatbot made AI more accessible to general consumers and sprung artificial intelligence into the mainstream.

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In the near future, customers will also be able to access ChatGPT through Azure OpenAI Service.

I think theyll be able to write great articles in the future relying on GPT."

As is the case with most technologies, there are security and ethical concerns surrounding artificial intelligence.

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To combat this, Microsoft has several layers of protection.

All developers are required to apply for access to Azure OpenAI Service.

Microsoft has a Limited Access Framework in place to restrict access to its AI tools as well.

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There are also content filters in place to catch “abusive, hateful, and offensive content.”

The company plans to commercialize OpenAI tools.

Nadella also discussed how AI tools will roll out to more Microsoft products in the future.

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