Microsoft Taps London's AI Talent with New Hub Led by DeepMind Veteran
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Microsoft is opening a new AI hub in London to tap into the city's deep pool of AI talent and compete with other tech giants.
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The hub will be led by Jordan Hoffmann, formerly of Inflection AI and DeepMind, two key players in the AI talent war.
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Microsoft recently hired Mustafa Suleyman, cofounder of DeepMind, to spearhead its consumer AI efforts like the Copilot chatbot.
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The new London office aims to collaborate with Microsoft's and OpenAI's broader AI teams on language models and infrastructure.
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Microsoft committed £2.5 billion to boost its UK data centers, but the AI hub specifically targets exceptional AI individuals and experts in the region.