According to CEO Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft’s artificial intelligence (AI) division plans to make a “significant, long-term investment” in the UK.
Microsoft AI senior vice president and CEO Mustafa Suleyman stated in a blog post that the business intends to make long-term investments. He penned:
“There is an enormous pool of AI talent and expertise in the U.K., and Microsoft AI plans to make a significant, long-term investment in the region as we begin hiring the best AI scientists and engineers into this new AI hub.”
In the upcoming weeks and months, the CEO stated that the company will actively seek to hire “passionate innovators” who wish to support their objectives. According to Suleyman, these people will focus on the “most interesting and challenging AI questions” of our time.
Suleyman joined Microsoft AI on March 19 as CEO and executive vice president, spearheading the company’s AI activities. Suleyman co-founded DeepMind, an AI business that Google purchased in 2014.
Suleyman made these remarks while announcing the establishment of an AI hub in the UK. The hub wants to progress AI language models and their supporting systems.
It would also work with its AI teams worldwide and partners, such as OpenAI, and develop technology for foundation models.
Residents embraced the change with great excitement. Neil Cameron called the development in the UK a “huge win for the ecosystem” on X.
According to British parliamentarian Tom Tugendhat, it’s a sign of trust in the UK as a leading worldwide hub for AI.
AI has garnered the interest of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who sees it as a component that will add to his legacy. In a speech on October 26, 2023, Sunak expressed his optimism about the possibilities of artificial intelligence (AI). He declared:
“I genuinely believe that technologies like AI will bring a transformation as far-reaching as the industrial revolution, the coming of electricity, or the birth of the internet.”
In addition to the UK, Canada is experiencing growth in the AI industry. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada proposed a $1.76 billion budget on April 7 to strengthen the nation’s AI industry and preserve its standing as a worldwide leader.
