20-03-2024 20:19 via theguardian.com

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

The son of a Syrian taxi driver and an English nurse torn between AI’s potential and problemsMicrosoft hires DeepMind co-founder to lead new AI divisionLike 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
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