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Azure AI Content Safety: Pricing July 31, 2025 AI Content Safety helps developers protect generative AI applications from misuse by malicious actors. Pricing...more How Azure AI Content Safety Protects AI Systems from Bad Actors Updated: July 26, 2025 Azure AI Content Safety provides several capabilities intended to safeguard generative AI applications from malicious...more Azure AI Content Safety: Anti-Malware for AI Apps Updated: July 20, 2025 Generative AI applications can be a legal or PR crisis waiting to happen unless organizations...more Trust but Verify Your Data in Microsoft’s AI Services July 10, 2025 The Microsoft Generative AI Services clause explains Microsoft’s terms for customers using its AI services,...more Emerging Protocols Could Standardize AI Integration July 1, 2025 Model Context Protocol and Agent2Agent are emerging protocols for integrating AI-based agents, while NLWeb simplifies...more Executive Focus: Microsoft’s AI Strategy Updated: April 8, 2025 Microsoft’s strategic focus on AI is affecting nearly every aspect of the company’s products, services,...more Azure OpenAI: Are Premium Models Worth the Price? Updated: March 18, 2025 Azure OpenAI provides access to OpenAI’s language models. Azure OpenAI’s advantage is it lets customers...more AI Foundry: New Hub for AI Application Development February 17, 2025 Azure AI Foundry targets professional developers creating AI-powered applications. It provides “playgrounds” where developers can...more Azure AI Search Focuses on Enterprise AI January 20, 2025 Azure AI Search provides a broad, mature set of features that can be used in...more PTU Quota and Commitment Example Updated: December 19, 2024 The Provisioned Throughput Unit (PTU) purchase model for the Azure OpenAI service could reduce customer...more Provisioned Throughput Could Cut Azure OpenAI Costs Updated: September 15, 2024 The Azure OpenAI service, which can be used to build applications driven by generative AI,...more The State of AI Regulation Updated: March 18, 2024 Governments, including the U.S. and the E.U., are taking steps to regulate the development and...more Acquisitions, Investments, and Cuts Suggest Strategy Realignment Updated: November 27, 2023 Two acquired hardware companies could accelerate Azure datacenter operations. A substantial investment in OpenAI highlights...more Cognitive Services Simplifies Machine Learning Deployments Updated: November 27, 2023 Azure Cognitive Services can speed development and deployment of applications that need artificial intelligence analysis....more Azure Video Analyzer’s Short Life Updated: November 27, 2023 Azure Video Analyzer is being retired without leaving preview; possible migration destinations include Cognitive Services,...more Use Your Own Data with Azure OpenAI Updated: November 27, 2023 Azure OpenAI on your data allows organizations to deploy GPT-style chats which incorporate enterprise data...more