Suleyman will report directly to CEO Satya Nadella and will be responsible for various projects, including integrating an AI Copilot into Windows and enhancing the Bing search engine with conversational elements. This marks the first time Microsoft’s consumer AI work will be under one leader.
Key takeaways:
- Microsoft Corp. has appointed Mustafa Suleyman as the head of its consumer artificial intelligence business.
- Most of the staff from Suleyman's Inflection AI startup have also been hired by Microsoft.
- Suleyman, co-founder of Google’s DeepMind, will report directly to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and will oversee projects such as integrating an AI Copilot into Windows and adding conversational elements to Bing.
- This hiring consolidates Microsoft’s consumer AI work under one leader for the first time.