As Microsoft announces AI leadership shake-up, Mustafa Suleyman tells employees in memo: For some time, I’ve been thinking about how we… – The Times of India

As Microsoft announces AI leadership shake-up, Mustafa Suleyman tells employees in memo: For some time, I’ve been thinking about how we… – The Times of India

By TOI Tech Desk
Publication Date: 2026-03-18 12:46:00

Microsoft is merging its consumer and commercial Copilot teams under a single leader, Jacob Andreou, to address a fragmented user experience and boost adoption. AI chief Mustafa Suleyman will now focus on developing advanced AI models for Microsoft’s “Superintelligence” mission, aiming to reduce reliance on OpenAI and improve performance.

Microsoft is overhauling how it runs Copilot—and in doing so, is finally admitting something its own employees have known for a while: the split between consumer and commercial AI teams wasn’t working. On Tuesday, CEO Satya Nadella announced that the two Copilot organisations will merge under a single leader, while Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman steps back from day-to-day product work to chase what he’s calling Microsoft’s “Superintelligence” mission.Jacob Andreou, a former Snap executive who joined Microsoft AI as corporate VP of product and growth, will now be executive vice president of Copilot. He’ll report directly to Nadella and take…