Tech media outlet Windows Central published a blog post yesterday, February 5, reporting thatMicrosoftis actively recruiting.exist AI The field competes fiercely with tech giants such as OpenAI, Salesforce, and Google.
Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, from the DeepMind Three talents have been hired to enhance Microsoft's competitiveness in AI.
The three new members are Marco Tagliasacchi, Zalán Borsos and Matthias MindererThey will be founding members of Microsoft's new AI office in Zurich, Switzerland.
Marco Tagliasacchi and Zalán Borsos will be focusing on audio, having both helped create Google's Audio Overviews program, which uses two AI hosts to discuss various topics in a podcast-like format, while Matthias Minderer will be focusing on visual features. Matthias Minderer will focus on visualization.
Note: Suleiman was a co-founder of DeepMind and worked at the company for about 12 years. He then founded an AI startup called Inflection and led the Inflection team to Microsoft in 2024.
The addition of the three former DeepMind colleagues continues Microsoft's trend of recruiting DeepMind talent.2024 In December, Microsoft had already poached a number of employees from DeepMind, including Dominic King, who is currently the vice president of Microsoft's AI health division.
Microsoft continues to recruit talents to strengthen its AI team, showing its determination to compete in the AI field. The establishment of the new office in Zurich also marks the expansion of Microsoft's AI R&D layout on a global scale.
