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Kevin Okemwa

Microsoft's AI CEO says Google nearly launched "ChatGPT" before OpenAI — but brutal skeptics, fears of disrupting search, and safety concerns thwarted the plan

Kara Swisher and Mustafa Suleyman speak onstage during the 2024 New York #LWTSUMMIT on September 18, 2024 in New York City.

Microsoft's AI CEO, Mustafa Suleyman, recently appeared in the CatGPT podcast, where he talked about all things AI, from how AI could potentially impact the job market to AI consciousness, superintelligence, and even missed opportunities in his career.

While the interview touches on a wide range of interesting topics, the executive talked about an interesting time in his career when he was still working at Google before departing and co-founding Inflection AI. The executive expressed his frustrations while working at the software giant, especially after his efforts to launch LaMDA were rendered futile (via vitrupo on X):

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