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

A step forward in generative AI for Azure OpenAI Service

GPT-4o offers a shift in how AI models interact with multimodal inputs. By seamlessly combining text, images, and audio, GPT-4o provides a richer, more engaging user experience.

Launch highlights: Immediate access and what you can expect

Azure OpenAI Service customers can explore GPT-4o’s extensive capabilities through a preview playground in Azure OpenAI Studio starting today in two regions in the US. This initial release focuses on text and vision inputs to provide a glimpse into the model’s potential, paving the way for further capabilities like audio and video read more…

Microsoft at the 2024 NAB Show: Reimagining media with data and AI

NAB Show stands as a transformative crossroads, where the past, present, and future of media converge. Since its inception in 1923, the National Association of Broadcasters’ flagship event has been a cornerstone of the industry, uniquely blending content and technology. 

Today, we are witnessing an extraordinary evolution, where AI is revolutionizing every aspect of content creation, distribution, viewer engagement, and monetization. The show serves as a powerful stage to witness firsthand the profound impact of AI on the industry. At Microsoft, we are bringing these elements to life across our platform and ecosystem. Attendees will see that we have moved beyond hype and are deploying this technology at scale powered by data and the Microsoft Cloud read more…

Introducing modern data governance for the era of AI

The era of generative AI has arrived, offering new possibilities for every person, business, and industry. At the same time, the speed, scale, and sophistication of cyberattacks, increasing regulations, an ever-expanding data estate, and business demand for data insights are all converging. This convergence pressurizes business leaders to adopt a modern data governance and security strategy to confidently ensure AI readiness.    

A modern data governance and security solution unifies data protection and governance capabilities, simplifies actions through business-friendly profiles and terminology with AI-powered business efficiency, and enables federated governance across a disparate multi-cloud data estate read more…

Building a foundation for AI success: AI strategy and experience

Building your organization’s understanding and experience are fundamental to any successful AI strategy. In this post, we’ll focus on emerging best practices that can help you position your AI projects for success.

Building a foundation for AI success

Start with a diverse team

Assembling a team that brings diverse roles and experiences is a crucial first step toward realizing value with AI. A combination of technical, business, finance, marketing, security, data privacy, responsible AI, and other experts is key, because diverse viewpoints tend to surface potential issues early on, reducing the need for re-work later in the project. A diverse team also helps to build the institutional knowledge that is so critical to your organization’s ability to scale AI projects successfully over time read more…