Microsoft has hired Mustafa Suleyman to head up its consumer artificial intelligence business, adding to its ranks an influential figure to cement its position at the forefront of the booming AI industry. Suleyman, co-founder of AI research lab DeepMind, said in a post on LinkedIn that he’ll become CEO of Microsoft AI, leading all of the company’s consumer AI products and research, including its generative AI service Copilot as well as its Bing search engine and Edge browser.
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- Microsoft hires Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder of DeepMind, as CEO of Microsoft AI to lead consumer AI products and research, including Copilot, Bing, and Edge.
- Chief scientist and top engineers from Suleyman’s AI company, Inflection, also join Microsoft, enhancing its position in the AI industry.
- The hires strengthen Microsoft’s competitive edge amid the tech industry’s race to dominate the AI market.
- Microsoft’s collaboration with OpenAI and investment in Mistral underscore its commitment to leading AI development.
- Suleyman’s background in ethical AI and his work on ensuring AI doesn’t adopt harmful behaviors align with Microsoft’s vision for responsible AI innovation.
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Microsoft hires influential AI figure Mustafa Suleyman to head up consumer AI business
Newslooks- LONDON (AP) —
Microsoft has hired Mustafa Suleyman to head up its consumer artificial intelligence business, adding to its ranks an influential figure to cement its position at the forefront of the booming AI industry.
Suleyman, co-founder of AI research lab DeepMind, said in a post on LinkedIn that he’ll become CEO of Microsoft AI, leading all of the company’s consumer AI products and research, including its generative AI service Copilot as well as its Bing search engine and Edge browser.
Microsoft is also hiring the chief scientist at Suleyman’s AI company, Inflection, and several of its top engineers and researchers, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in a blog post.
The hirings are likely to bolster Microsoft’s lead position in the AI industry, as big tech companies battle for position to capitalize on demand for AI services.
Microsoft has teamed up with ChatGPT maker OpenAI, investing billions of dollars into the San Francisco company, and recently partnered with France’s Mistral, a hot AI startup.
Suleyman co-founded the DeepMind AI research lab, which that Google purchased in 2014, and worked there until 2022, when he left to set up Inflection.ai with LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman in an effort to create AI that won’t veer into racist, sexist or violent behavior.
He also co-wrote a book, “The Coming Wave,” that examines AI’s promise and the need to limit its potential perils.
