When Mustafa Suleyman joined Microsoft in March 2024 to lead the company’s new consumer AI unit—home to products like Copilot—there were clear limits to what he could do. Because of Microsoft’s landmark deal with OpenAI,

The iconic tech giant is jumping into the AI game with a bold new initiative designed to place people first in the search for digital intelligence

Microsoft’s AI chief Mustafa Suleyman says machines may mimic emotion but can never feel it — and warns against building “conscious” or emotional AI.

Microsoft’s update on its AI efforts comes less than two weeks after it revised its partnership agreement with OpenAI. Under the new contract, Microsoft may pursue research into artificial general intelligence independently of the ChatGPT developer. Furthermore, it can use OpenAI’s AI models to accelerate its research.

Internal Microsoft organization charts show how Mustafa Suleyman's team has evolved since last year.

Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, asserts that consciousness is exclusive to biological beings, criticizing efforts to suggest otherwise.

The tech giant forms a team led by Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman to build top artificial-intelligence systems and distance itself from its longtime partner.