Microsoft hires top AI researchers from Allen Institute for AI for Suleyman's Superintelligence team
Microsoft strengthens AI team by hiring top researchers.
Microsoft has hired prominent AI researchers from the Allen Institute for AI, including former CEO Ali Farhadi, language model expert Hanna Hajishirzi, and multimodal specialist Ranjay Krishna. They will join Mustafa Suleyman's Superintelligence team while maintaining their positions at the University of Washington. This recruitment is part of Microsoft's strategy to lessen its reliance on OpenAI for AI models, coinciding with a significant funding shift at Ai2, which is now prioritizing applied AI projects.
Key Takeaways
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Ali Farhadi, Hanna Hajishirzi, and Ranjay Krishna are joining Microsoft while retaining university roles.
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The Allen Institute for AI is losing key personnel due to a shift in funding priorities.
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The Fund for Science and Technology now emphasizes applied AI over frontier model research.
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