Microsoft Corporation has partnered with Aptos Labs, a layer 1 innovative blockchain platform, to leverage Microsoft’s cutting-edge AI technology to augment Aptos’s suite of tools and services. The alliance will introduce novel offerings that seamlessly merge blockchain and AI to extend the boundaries of blockchain’s potential applications. Aptos will deploy validator nodes via Microsoft Azure to fortify the security of its network. The partnership will also introduce financial services solutions and an AI chatbot, Aptos Assistant, to address inquiries related to the Aptos ecosystem.