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Suleyman will lead the new AI division
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Published onMarch 20, 2024
published onMarch 20, 2024
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Mustafa Suleyman, a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence, has joined Microsoft as theCEOofMicrosoft AI.
Suleyman took to X(previously Twitter)to share the update. His work at Microsoft will focus on consumer AI products and research, primarily Copilot, Edge, and Bing. These three were Microsoft’s first foray into AI.
I’m excited to announce that today I’m joining@Microsoftas CEO of Microsoft AI. I’ll be leading all consumer AI products and research, including Copilot, Bing and Edge. My friend and longtime collaborator Karén Simonyan will be Chief Scientist, and several of our amazing…
Suleyman confirmed that Karén Simonyan and a few other teammates fromInflectionAI, his latest venture, will also be joining the team at Microsoft.InflectionAIwill now be headed by another CEO, who will be appointed soon. For the unversed,InflectionAIis the lab behindPi, a highly personalized chatbot.
Satya Nadella initially wanted Sam Altman to head Microsoft AI
As per reports inBusiness Insider, Suleyman wasn’t Microsoft’s first choice. Nadella instead wanted Sam Altman,CEOofOpenAI, to be at the helm of the company’s AI push.
This was reportedly when Sam Altman was ousted from OpenAI for a brief period. Nadella even hired Altman to lead a new advanced AI research team, but that, too, never really took shape.
We remain committed to our partnership with OpenAI and have confidence in our product roadmap, our ability to continue to innovate with everything we announced at Microsoft Ignite, and in continuing to support our customers and partners. We look forward to getting to know Emmett…
Soon,Altman was reinstated as the CEO. Reports tell us, Satya Nadella had a significant role to play in Altman’s return.
Given Microsoft’s deep interest in OpenAI, it didn’t matter much where Sam Altman worked as long as he was onboard. At the time, Satya Nadella, in an interview withBloomberg, said,
The sequence of events does highlight Microsoft’s intent to get someone popular to lead the AI team. And hiring Mustafa Suleyman, the brains behindDeepMindandInflectionAI, suits that purpose!
Besides, Microsoft now has both OpenAI and Mustafa Suleyman. Its multi-billion dollar partnership with OpenAI allows it to leverage the latter’s technology. And with Suleyman leading the AI division, it could compete with long-time rivals like Google.
Soon after Suleyman and Karén joined Microsoft, Satya Nadella sent out amemo to employees.
What do you think of Mustafa Suleyman joining Microsoft and its effects on the AI space? Share with our readers in the comments section.
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