DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman to lead Microsoft AI division, balances opportunities and risks of AI
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Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder of DeepMind, has expressed concerns about risks of AI while also extolling its potential benefits. He faces balancing these views in his new role as head of Microsoft's AI division.
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In the role, he will lead a new unit called Microsoft AI focusing on consumer products and research, including Copilot and Bing chatbots.
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Several of Suleyman's employees from his startup Inflection AI will also join Microsoft AI.
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Suleyman has an accomplished background, having co-founded pioneering AI lab DeepMind, which was bought by Google.
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His hiring reflects demand for top UK AI talent, though complacency must not set in regarding developing new talent.