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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Microsoft hires DeepMind co-founder to lead new AI division

Mustafa Suleyman
Mustafa Suleyman has previously called for a significant increase in the number of researchers working on AI safety. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA

Microsoft has appointed the co-founder of the British artificial intelligence lab DeepMind as the head of a new AI division.

Mustafa Suleyman, 39, co-founded DeepMind with Demis Hassabis and Shane Legg in 2010 and the company went on to be bought by Google for £400m in 2014. It now forms the core of Google’s AI efforts after merging with another unit to become Google DeepMind in 2023.

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