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Microsoft’s new ‘superintelligence’ game plan is all about business

Microsoft's AI CEO just shifted his entire job description. His new mission? Superintelligence.

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Why it matters

Microsoft's inaugural AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman has undergone a major role transition focused specifically on pursuing superintelligence, signaling Microsoft's strategic pivot and long-term AI ambitions beyond current partnerships.

The key facts

3 to know
  1. Suleyman prepared for this transition for 9 months

  2. Microsoft underwent large-scale restructuring in mid-March

  3. Microsoft renegotiated contract with OpenAI to pursue superintelligence

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Publisher excerpt: Mustafa Suleyman has been preparing for his new job description for a long time. Suleyman is Microsoft's inaugural CEO of AI, but after the company underwent a large-scale restructuring in mid-March, he's handed off some duties and shifted focus to chasing superintelligence. Though the news was…
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