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Azure OpenAI service is now available in Azure Government

February 6, 2024 Feb 6, 2024 02/6/24

Candice Ling

In October, I shared Microsoft’s commitment to bring the latest advances in AI to support critical government needs and further drive innovation for mission critical workloads. I am thrilled to announce Azure OpenAI Service is now available in Azure Government joining a comprehensive set of existing AI Platform of services that include Azure...

How Microsoft is helping the Space Force become a Digital Service

January 9, 2024 Jan 9, 2024 01/9/24

Steve Kitay

Space is increasingly becoming a contested environment as nation-states compete to control this latest frontier. The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) is taking significant steps to modernize systems and capabilities in order to ensure service members have the best tools to protect and defend our interests in space. SSC ...

Decoding AI: Part 8, Data governance and generative AI

December 19, 2023 Dec 19, 2023 12/19/23

Kent Cunningham, Siddhartha Chaturvedi

Welcome to Part 8 of our Decoding AI: A government perspective learning series! In our previous blog, we re-introduced a technique that can help us achieve better boundary conditions and quality outputs: Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) with GAI. In this module, we wrap up with a culmination of all our learnings till date, and how they can...

Decoding AI: Part 7, Retrieval Augmented Generation with GAI

December 5, 2023 Dec 5, 2023 12/5/23

Siddhartha Chaturvedi, Miri Rodriguez

Welcome to Part 7 of our Decoding AI: A government perspective learning series! In our previous blog, we discussed how to create boundary conditions in generative AI, the topic on everybody’s mind, as we explore the boundaries (pardon the pun) of generative AI - the constraints or rules that guide the outputs of these technologies, and why ...

Decoding AI: Part 6, Creating boundary conditions in generative AI

November 21, 2023 Nov 21, 2023 11/21/23

Siddhartha Chaturvedi, Miri Rodriguez

Welcome to Part 6 of our Decoding AI: A government perspective learning series! In our previous blog, we discussed the importance of trust in AI, especially for large language models and generative AI. In this module, we dive deeper into how to create boundary conditions in generative AI, the topic on everybody’s mind, as we explore the ...

Accelerating AUKUS: Securing Multilateral and Multiagency Collaboration

November 20, 2023 Nov 20, 2023 11/20/23

Scott Gills

Public - Private partnerships are successful. After years of talking about the need for public-private partnerships, the war in Ukraine has stress-tested the system. Since the war’s beginning in February 2022, Microsoft security teams, working closely with Ukrainian government officials, US government cybersecurity staff and US ...

Decoding AI: Part 5, Navigating trust in the age of large language models and generative AI

November 7, 2023 Nov 7, 2023 11/7/23

Miri Rodriguez, T'Neil Walea, Keith Bauer

Greetings and welcome to Part 5 of our Decoding AI: A government perspective learning series! Previously, we went through the expansive capabilities of multimodal AI, spanning sectors from agriculture to urban living. In this module, we pivot to a matter of paramount importance: Trust in AI, with a focus on large language models and generative...

Delivering Cutting-Edge AI Solutions to US Government

October 31, 2023 Oct 31, 2023 10/31/23

Candice Ling

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform nearly every sector of the economy and society. For U.S. government agencies, the latest advances in AI offer a unique opportunity to optimize their operations, deliver better user experiences and enhance national security. Microsoft is innovating in AI to deliver technology for the ...

Decoding AI: Part 4, The age of multimodal AI

October 24, 2023 Oct 24, 2023 10/24/23

Siddhartha Chaturvedi, Miri Rodriguez

Welcome to Part 4 of our Decoding AI: A government perspective learning series! In our previous dialogue, we unraveled the complexities of semantic search and generative AI and how they are transforming public governance. In this module, let’s shift gears and focus on the dawn of a new AI era: multimodal sensing. This compelling advancement ...

Decoding AI: Part 3, Making data speak human

October 10, 2023 Oct 10, 2023 10/10/23

Siddhartha Chaturvedi, Miri Rodriguez

Welcome back to Part 3 of our Decoding AI: A Government Perspective series. In our last installment, we explored the nuanced landscape of anomaly detection and how it intersects with generative AI in shaping the future of public governance. As promised, today's dialogue will pivot toward semantic search and its role in converting complex data ...