Who is Mustafa Suleyman, the new AI chief at Microsoft?
Microsoft made a big move in artificial intelligence (AI) battle on Tuesday. The Satya Nadella-led company has roped in Mustafa Suleyman, cofounder of Google's DeepMind and Inflection AI, to lead its consumer AI business.
Reporting directly to Nadella, Suleyman will be responsible for expanding a consumer AI business.
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But who is Suleyman? Let's take a look.
Time at Google
Suleyman has become one of the biggest voices in the AI industry. He cofounded DeepMind, an AI lab in 2010 with others like Shane Legg and Demis Hassabis, now the CEO. Google acquired the London-based DeepMind in 2014, driven primarily by its urge to be at the forefront of the AI revolution it saw coming. DeepMind was merged with Google Brain last year. The entity is now called Google DeepMind.
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During the 2014 acquisition, Google stated that DeepMind's expertise in deep learning would be crucial in the race against other tech companies, all aiming to leverage this technology for business
