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New AI Startup Accelerator Will Partner With OpenAI, Microsoft

Neo, the startup accelerator founded by Silicon Valley investor Ali Partovi, is forging a partnership with OpenAI and Microsoft Corp. to give free software and advice to companies in a new track focused on artificial intelligence. 

Companies accepted to Neo’s AI cohort will receive credits to use Microsoft’s Azure cloud as well as OpenAI’s GPT language generation tool, Dall-E image creation program and other tools, the companies announced Tuesday. The startups also will get access to researchers and mentors at Microsoft and OpenAI. 

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