Who is Mustafa Suleyman? Oxford dropout and new Microsoft AI CEO. Top 5 things you should know
Microsoft's Windows 11 to transform upcoming PCs with game-changing 'AI Explorer' feature: Report Suleyman, who led a rival artificial intelligence startup called Inflection AI, has joined Microsoft along with many key employees at his former company. The appointment of the 39 year old AI leader is being seen as an effort by Microsoft to improve its in-house AI capabilities.
Just last month, the Satya Nadella led company had invested $16 million in a French artificial intelligence startup called Mistral AI. 1) Born in London in August 1984, Suleyman comes from a modest background, having been raised by a Syrian-born taxi driver father and an English nurse mother.
2) Suleyman initially studied Philosophy and Theology at Oxford University, before dropping out in his second year to set up a not-for-profit counselling service called Muslim Youth Helpine, which later became one of the largest mental health support services for Muslims in the UK. Also Read | Microsoft Engineer Warns Copilot Tool Generates Harmful AI Images, Needs Better Safeguards 3) Mustafa Suleyman, along with his partners Shane Legg and Demis Hassabis, co-founded an AI lab called DeepMind, which soon gained prominence in the tech community and was later acquired by Google in 2014.
According to a Blooomberg report, Suleyman remained a key public face for the AI startup, speaking about the promise of AI and the ethical guardrails needed. 4) During his time at DeepMind, Suleyman has been embroiled in various controversies.
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