Technology
Tuesday, March 19th, 2024 8:33 pm EDT
Key Points
- Microsoft hires Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder of DeepMind, to lead Copilot AI initiatives as executive vice president and CEO of Microsoft AI, reporting to CEO Satya Nadella.
- DeepMind gained recognition within Google for its AI research, attracting attention from media and industry figures like Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who established OpenAI to rival Google’s advancements.
- Suleyman departed from Google parent Alphabet in 2022 to co-found and lead startup Inflection AI. Karén Simonyan, another Inflection co-founder, joins Microsoft as chief scientist for Microsoft AI, along with several other startup employees. Microsoft’s new AI group will focus on developing Copilot, integrated into Bing, Windows, and other products, encompassing consumer AI products and research.
Microsoft announced on Tuesday the hiring of Mustafa Suleyman, a co-founder of DeepMind, an artificial intelligence startup acquired by Google in 2014. Suleyman will lead Copilot AI initiatives at Microsoft, taking on the role of executive vice president and CEO of Microsoft AI, reporting directly to CEO Satya Nadella. DeepMind gained prominence within Google for its groundbreaking AI research, earning recognition in esteemed journals like Nature and attracting significant media attention. This success prompted interest from Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who established OpenAI to rival Google’s advancements in AI. Departing from Google parent company Alphabet in 2022, Suleyman co-founded and led startup Inflection AI. Joining Suleyman at Microsoft is Karén Simonyan, co-founder and chief scientist of Inflection AI, who will serve as chief scientist for Microsoft AI, along with several other members of the startup. The newly formed Microsoft AI group will focus on developing Copilot, an AI feature integrated into Bing, Windows, and other Microsoft products, while also spearheading consumer AI products and research endeavors. Satya Nadella praised Suleyman’s leadership and innovative contributions, emphasizing his track record as a visionary founder and team builder. Meanwhile, Demis Hassabis, another co-founder of DeepMind, remains at Google DeepMind. Despite being competitors in the AI space, Google has faced challenges with its Gemini chatbot and image-generation AI, leading to the temporary suspension of the image-generation feature due to historical inaccuracies and contentious responses. Hassabis expressed intentions to address these issues promptly and restore the feature’s functionality as intended.
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