On May 27, Figure Eight Federal (F8F) announced an integration of its data labeling platform, called Artemis, with Microsoft Azure Platform as a Service (PaaS) offering. By combining F8F’s data labeling technology capabilities with Microsoft’s native cloud PaaS services for data governance, data pipelining, MLOps, and analytics, this collaboration aims to break down traditional black boxes that surround sub-components of the AI lifecycle. This collaboration will deliver the transparency and governance required to accelerate responsible AI development across the defense and intelligence sector.
“Microsoft’s integration with Figure Eight Federal’s labeling and orchestration platform is a significant step toward enabling a data labeling copilot for the Department of Defense and the intelligence community,” said Leigh Madden, vice president of national security at Microsoft. “By integrating Azure OpenAI services with their platform, we have already demonstrated how our combined capabilities can enhance data operations. We are excited to work with Figure Eight Federal to further expand the use of generative AI and drive greater efficiency and innovation across mission-critical data environments.”
“By coupling our data labeling technology with Microsoft’s cloud-native capabilities for data management, MLOps, and generative AI, we deliver a holistic, robust, and highly scalable solution to accelerate AI innovation for defense applications,” said Tim Klawa, head of product at Figure Eight Federal. “The result is that we not only reduce operational costs but also ensure AI models are more transparent, trustworthy, and secure against adversarial threats.”
F8F’s integration with Microsoft, available for deployment into any client networks, provides commercial best practices into the defense and intelligence sector, enabling a data-centric, quality-first, SME-driven approach to rapid model optimization.
Source: Figure Eight Federal
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