Microsoft hires DeepMind cofounder to lead its new consumer AI division

Microsoft now has a lone leader overseeing consumer AI for the first time. Suleyman will try to push the consumer-facing Copilot assistant into the future, preparing for what may be a long battle with Google for artificial intelligence supremacy among Silicon Valley's Big Five companies. Suleyman's official title will be executive vice president and CEO of a new division called Microsoft AI, reporting directly to CEO Satya Nadella. Joining him will be fellow Inflection AI cofounder Karén Simonyan, who takes the title of chief scientist. "Messy" could be one way to describe Microsoft's Copilot rollout.