MICROSOFT POACHES 20 TOP AI ENGINEERS FROM GOOGLE'S DEEPMIND, INCLUDING HEAD OF GEMINI CHATBOT

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Microsoft poached more than 20 employees from Google DeepMind, including Amar Subramanya, the former head of engineering for Google's Gemini chatbot. Subramanya has joined Microsoft as a corporate vice-president of AI. The aggressive recruitment drive underscores Microsoft's strategy to gain a competitive edge by acquiring critical talent. It appears to be largely orchestrated by Microsoft's consumer AI chief, Mustafa Suleyman, who was one of DeepMind's co-founders.