Microsoft Azure China offers Chinese businesses a loophole to OpenAI’s departure

From Future PLC: 2024-07-09 09:57:35

OpenAI cutting off access to China market spurs local firms to find alternatives. Microsoft’s Azure cloud service loophole allows access to OpenAI models. Chinese tech companies like Tencent, Baidu, and Alibaba make moves to fill the void. Microsoft’s Azure China still offers OpenAI models. U.S. government’s national security concerns may impact Microsoft’s AI offerings to China. Bipartisan bill aims to make it easier to block AI exports to China, potentially affecting Microsoft.



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