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

Mustafa Suleyman: the new head of Microsoft AI with concerns about his trade

Mustafa Suleyman
Mustafa Suleyman, entrepreneur and co-founder of DeepMind and Inflection AI, and now head of Microsoft AI. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

Like many artificial intelligence pioneers, Mustafa Suleyman has expressed concerns about a technology he has played an important role in developing.

Speaking at the global AI safety summit last year, the 39-year-old Briton said there might have to be a pause in development towards the end of the decade. “I don’t rule it out. And I think that at some point over the next five years or so, we’re going to have to consider that question very seriously,” he said.

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