Microsoft is working on smaller AI models to tap into more opportunities: What we know

Microsoft is reportedly working on cheaper, smaller artificial intelligence (AI) models to tap more opportunities in the AI ​​market. The information states that the new Generative AI team will focus on developing small language models (SLMs) that are similar to SLMs such as OpenAI’s GPT-4 but use less computing power.

“Microsoft is doubling down on artificial intelligence that’s smaller and cheaper to run than OpenAI,” the report noted.

The report, citing sources, said the tech giant has created a new team to develop conversational AI, which requires less computing power than OpenAI’s software.

The new GenAI team will reportedly be led by Microsoft corporate vice president Misha Bilenko, and will be part of the Azure cloud unit.

The company has transferred several senior AI developers from its research group to the new GenAI team. Meanwhile, OpenAI this month launched a GPT store where users on its premium plans can sell and share customized AI models based on the company’s LLM.

To access the GPT Store, users must subscribe to one of OpenAI’s premium ChatGPT plans – ChatGPT Plus, ChatGPT Enterprise or the newly launched ChatGPT Team.

The company run by Sam Altman also announced that it will launch a revenue sharing program with GPT creators in the first quarter of the year. ChatGPT Team is $25 per month per user for annual billing or $30 per month for monthly billing.

ChatGPT Teams is targeted at teams with more than 150 people and offers many of the features found in ChatGPT Enterprise, including access to GPT-4 and DALL-E 3 and the ability to create custom GPTs.

(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – IANS)