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Microsoft shakes up Copilot AI leadership team, freeing up Suleyman to build new models
Microsoft is doubling down on its superintelligence group to build models, while consolidating engineering efforts for its Copilot assistants.
TL;DR
- Microsoft is merging engineering groups for its commercial and consumer Copilot AI assistants.
- Jacob Andreou will lead the combined Copilot experience, reporting to CEO Satya Nadella.
- Mustafa Suleyman will focus on building new AI models and advancing Microsoft's superintelligence efforts.
- Copilot's daily active users (6 million in February) lag behind competitors like ChatGPT (440 million) and Gemini (82 million).
- The shake-up comes as investors scrutinize AI investment returns and the potential for AI to disrupt software companies.
- Microsoft will continue to leverage intellectual property from OpenAI.
- Suleyman emphasizes that the 'model is the product' and the future direction for IP.