Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman: Building AI Personality, OpenAI Relationship, Data Center Demand, AGI Timeline

Big Technology Podcast

Alex Kantrowitz

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4.6 • 395 Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Mustafa Suleyman is the CEO of Microsoft AI and a co-founder of DeepMind. He joins Big Technology to discuss Microsoft's strategy to build more personalized and emotionally intelligent AI companions. Tune in to hear how Microsoft is differentiating its AI offerings through personality design, memory features, and action capabilities that could transform our digital interactions. We also cover Microsoft's data center plans, its relationship with OpenAI, and predictions about when we might reach AGI. Hit play for a fascinating look at the future of human-AI relationships and what it means for work, technology, and society. --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. For weekly updates on the show, sign up for the pod newsletter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6901970121829801984/ Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack? Here’s 40% off for the first year: https://tinyurl.com/bigtechnology Questions? Feedback? Write to: [email protected]

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0:00.0	Microsoft has an upgraded, more personable AI bot that will remember you, help you organize your thoughts, and may even appear as an avatar.
0:08.9	Why is it building it? And how will it get you to use it?
0:12.5	Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleiman is here and has some answers. That's coming up right after this.
0:18.7	From LinkedIn News, I'm Leah Smart, host of Everyday Better, an award-winning podcast dedicated to personal development.
0:24.9	Join me every week for captivating stories and research to find more fulfillment in your work and personal life.
0:30.6	Listen to Every Day Better on the LinkedIn Podcast Network, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:35.8	From LinkedIn News, I'm Jesse Hempel, host of the Hello Monday podcast.
0:41.0	Start your week with the Hello Monday podcast.
0:44.0	We'll navigate career pivots.
0:45.9	We'll learn where happiness fits in.
0:47.8	Listen to Hello Monday with me, Jesse Hempel on the LinkedIn Podcast Network or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:55.8	Welcome to Big Technology Podcast, a show for cool-headed and nuanced conversation of the tech
1:01.4	world and beyond.
1:02.8	We're joined today by Mustafa Suleiman.
1:05.0	He's the CEO of Microsoft AI and a co-founder of DeepMind.
1:09.1	And I'm so excited for this conversation because today,
1:12.1	we're going to talk about the company's upgraded AI bot. How much AI has left to improve?
1:17.5	Microsoft's relationship with OpenAI and when we might expect to get to AGI. So no lack of topics
1:23.2	to cover. Mustafa, it's great to see you. Welcome to the show. All the great questions. I'm super
1:28.7	excited. Thanks for having me on the show and it's great to be here. Great. So let's get right into
1:33.4	the product news right off the bat. You have a number of product announcements you're making today as
1:38.0	this show is coming out. And basically what this amounts to is building a more personalized
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