Federal partnership between Figure Eight and Microsoft aims to reconfigure the AI Lifecycle within the defense sector
Modifying AI Development: Figure Eight Federal Collaborates with Microsoft
WASHINGTON - Business Wire - Figure Eight Federal (F8F), a prestigious data labeling technology provider, has recently announced an integration with Microsoft Azure Platform as a Service (PaaS) offering. This collaboration aims to revolutionize the AI landscape, particularly in the defense and intelligence sectors, by breaking down traditional barriers surrounding AI components during development.
Leigh Madden, Vice President of National Security at Microsoft, stated, "Our partnership with Figure Eight Federal is a significant milestone towards creating an intelligent data labeling assistant for the Department of Defense and the intelligence community." By integrating Azure OpenAI services with their platform, they've demonstrated the potential for enhanced data operations. Excited about the collaboration, Madden added, "We're eager to work with Figure Eight Federal to further expand the use of generative AI and accelerate innovation within critical data environments."
Tim Klawa, F8F's product head, explained, "Merging our data labeling technology with Microsoft's cloud-native capabilities results in a holistic and highly-scalable solution to speed up AI innovation for defense applications." This blended approach not only reduces operational costs but also ensures AI models are transparent, trustworthy, and secure against potential threats.
Available for deployment into any client networks, F8F's integration offers commercially proven best practices to the defense and intelligence sectors, promoting a data-centric, quality-first, SME-driven approach to rapid AI optimization. By addressing the lack of transparency and data governance, which is common in AI development for the defense sector, this collaboration ensures a data-guided approach to AI development that mitigates risk, enhancing real-time transparency and accountability, and streamlining responsible and trustworthy AI development.
With the modular architecture of Artemis and Azure PaaS, agencies can quickly set up end-to-end data and AI capabilities without the traditional high-cost and restrictive licensing models prevalent in the defense and intelligence sector. By adopting a consumption-based approach, agencies can enjoy transparency, observability, and ease of replaceability, enabling effortless integration of third-party vendors and maintaining tight data governance.
Vinay Malkani, F8F's CEO, expressed his enthusiasm about working with Microsoft, stating, "We're excited to collaborate with Microsoft to provide government agencies with demanded data quality, which is paramount for unleashing AI innovation."
Figure Eight Federal at a Glance
Figure Eight Federal (F8F) is Appen's branch tailored to serving the U.S. defense and intelligence sectors exclusively. F8F delivers accurate, dependable, human-annotated datasets that are integral to critical AI and machine learning applications. The Artemis platform allows labeling directly on data in its original form. It also supports benchmarking and fine-tuning of generative AI through human-in-the-loop evaluations carried out by domain experts. Integrated generative AI capabilities help manage the risks associated with large-scale data labeling efforts. By utilizing Azure OpenAI Service within Azure Government, F8F provides an empowering solution for unlocking domain-specific, optimized generative AI innovations tailored to defense workflows.
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- Following their partnership with Microsoft, Figure Eight Federal is poised to enhance the security of data-and-cloud-computing solutions, as they plan to utilize artificial-intelligence technology within critical data environments.
- Leveraging Microsoft's cloud-native capabilities and Azure OpenAI Services, Figure Eight Federal is developing an intelligent data labeling assistant for the Department of Defense and the intelligence community, aiming to revolutionize the AI landscape in the defense and intelligence sectors.
- By integrating with Microsoft Azure Platform as a Service (PaaS) offering, Figure Eight Federal's technology for data labeling aims to ensure AI models are transparent, trustworthy, and secure against potential threats, thereby improving the quality of AI development in the defense sector.
