Microsoft Unleashes GPT-4 for Pentagon in Top Secret Cloud Initiative
May 7, 2024
Microsoft has integrated GPT-4 into the Azure Government Top Secret cloud for the Department of Defense's use.
The deployment aims to enable Pentagon officials to efficiently process extensive data securely.
Generative AI capabilities will be provided while ensuring classified information remains protected.
Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI allows customization of GPT-4 to suit the Department of Defense's specific requirements.
The GPT-4 model has been in development for 18 months and is currently in the accreditation phase by the intelligence community.
Microsoft is also developing its own AI model, MAI-1, which has 500 billion parameters, to rival other industry offerings.
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