Microsoft's Big AI Hire Can't Match OpenAI
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- Microsoft's consumer AI tool, Copilot, has stagnated at around 20 million weekly users, while ChatGPT has grown to 400 million.
- Mustafa Suleyman, hired to lead Microsoft's AI efforts, has faced skepticism and internal challenges, including underwhelming results from the MAI-1 model.
- Microsoft's $650 million deal to bring Suleyman and Inflection's talent onboard was seen as a strategic move to reduce reliance on OpenAI.
- Internal conflicts arose over the use of synthetic data in AI model training, leading to team reorganizations and departures.
- Suleyman's revamped Copilot launch was overshadowed by external events and did not significantly alter Microsoft's position in the AI race.
- Microsoft's leadership, including CEO Satya Nadella, remains supportive of Suleyman, but pressure is mounting for a successful consumer AI product.