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At Microsoft for Startups, we’re dedicated to empowering the subsequent era of AI innovators. We acknowledge the substantial funding of capital and sources wanted to develop cutting-edge AI options. To assist tackle this problem, we’ve teamed with London-based Entrepreneur First to supply as much as $350,000 in Azure Credit to startups of their Autumn AI cohort. These credit unlock entry to Azure’s superior AI infrastructure, together with high-performance GPU digital machine clusters, enabling Entrepreneur First startups to effectively practice and fine-tune AI fashions at scale. Azure’s AI infrastructure is particularly designed to assist startups as they scale complicated AI workloads. From deploying large-scale fashions like GPT-4o and ChatGPT by way of Azure OpenAI Service to using AI-optimized options with networked GPUs, startups can leverage these sturdy capabilities to speed up the journey from improvement to manufacturing. With our complete Mannequin-as-a-Service providing, startups have entry to the business’s most intensive set of fashions, together with OpenAI fashions, Llama 3 from Meta, and Microsoft’s personal Phi mannequin.
Defensive Acceleration
This cohort is uniquely themed round “defensive acceleration” (def/acc), an idea targeted on constructing expertise that protects in opposition to a few of the most important dangers dealing with the world, corresponding to pandemics, cybercrime, AI security, and nuclear threats. The idea emphasizes that probably the most highly effective options to technological dangers usually come from advancing expertise itself. By creating stronger defenses—whether or not by means of higher AI safeguards, superior cyber capabilities, or progressive biosecurity instruments—these startups purpose to stability technological optimism with a severe method to mitigating dangers. This focus not solely accelerates technological progress, but in addition ensures that such developments contribute positively to world security, development, the preservation of democratic values and open establishments, and the development of human company and functionality.
In the event you align with the def/acc group’s thesis and wish to register your curiosity in becoming a member of or supporting future cohorts then please attain out to James.Richards@entrepreneurfirst.org.uk.