Microsoft invests $1 billion in artificial intelligence project co-founded by Elon Musk
Publishing timestamp: 2019-07-22 13:38:34
Summary
Microsoft and OpenAI announced a partnership to build artificial general intelligence (AGI) to tackle more complex tasks than current AI. Microsoft will invest $1 billion in OpenAI as part of the project, with the goal of solving global challenges such as climate change, healthcare, and education. The companies will work together to develop new Azure AI supercomputing technologies, with Microsoft becoming OpenAI's exclusive cloud provider.
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Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/22/microsoft-invests-1-billion-in-elon-musks-openai.html