Posted 4/8/2024, 9:31:17 AM
Microsoft Launches Major London AI Hub, Led by Top Scientist, to Expand Consumer AI Efforts
- Microsoft announced a new London hub for its consumer AI division, led by former Inflection AI scientist Jordan Hoffmann
- Hoffmann previously worked at Deepmind before joining Inflection AI, which Microsoft invested in last year
- Microsoft will hire more AI talent for the London office to develop language models and infrastructure
- The London hub supports Microsoft's £2.5B investment in the UK, including expanding datacenters and training 1M people in AI
- The hub positions Microsoft to compete with Google Deepmind for AI talent in London, a top global AI research hub