Mustafa Suleyman
CEO, Microsoft AI; co-founder of DeepMind and Inflection AI
Co-founded DeepMind in 2010 and led its applied and ethics work, then founded Inflection AI before joining Microsoft in 2024 to run its consumer AI division. Author of "The Coming Wave" and a widely watched TED talk arguing that AI should be treated as a new kind of species rather than a tool. He argues for containment and oversight while running one of the largest AI deployments in the world — read him with that tension in mind.
Key arguments & positions
- Argues that highly capable AI can bring broad benefits but requires containment, institutional oversight and governments able to keep pace with deployment.
- Frames consumer AI as a long-term personal companion and assistant rather than only a search or productivity feature.
Accomplishments
- Co-founded DeepMind in 2010 and led much of its applied AI and commercialization work.
- Co-founded Inflection AI in 2022 and helped develop its Pi assistant.
- Joined Microsoft in 2024 as executive vice president and CEO of Microsoft AI, leading Copilot and other consumer AI products.
- Co-authored The Coming Wave (2023) with Michael Bhaskar.
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