Overview
Azure AI provides a comprehensive platform for building, optimizing, and governing AI applications and agents. It offers a unified and interoperable environment with over 11,000 models, including foundation, open, task, and industry-specific options. Key features include agent and multi-agent orchestration frameworks, knowledge retrieval augmentation, and automated workflows. The platform supports secure AI development with evaluations, safety filters, and robust security controls. Azure AI integrates with DevOps to enable AI-driven build, fix, and ship processes. It leverages AI databases and services for scaling data, enabling powerful language models, and providing flexible deployment options like serverless GPUs. The platform also offers advanced guardrails for responsible AI and continuous observability and governance to mitigate risks and vulnerabilities throughout the AI lifecycle.