Posted 3/20/2024, 4:10:00 PM
Microsoft Lands DeepMind Co-Founder Suleyman to Lead AI Efforts
- Microsoft hired DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman to lead its consumer AI division and efforts on Copilot, Bing, and Edge.
- Suleyman has warned AI could be a "catastrophe on an unimaginable scale" if not developed safely.
- Most of Suleyman's recent startup Inflection AI's employees will join him at Microsoft.
- The hire is seen as a coup for Microsoft in the race with Google and others to lead in AI.
- Suleyman will report directly to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.