Microsoft and GitHub have announced a deep collaboration aimed at simplifying the AI application development process, making it easier for 100 million developers worldwide to build AI applications on the GitHub platform. With the seamless integration of Codespaces and Visual Studio Code on GitHub.com, developers can directly use Azure AI services, including access to leading AI model libraries, direct access to Azure AI through GitHub Models, and harnessing the power of Azure AI.

Microsoft has announced the launch of serverless fine-tuning capabilities for the Phi-3 small language model, enabling developers to easily adjust model performance on the Azure AI platform without managing underlying infrastructure, and it is free for initial use. The Phi-3 model, with 3 billion parameters, is suitable for enterprise developers, offering efficient performance at a lower cost. Although it has fewer parameters compared to OpenAI's GPT-3.5, it performs similarly across various applications. Serverless fine-tuning simplifies operations, reduces barriers, and supports the fine-tuning of small to medium models.