Microsoft creates new AI engineering group led by former Meta executive

Microsoft is creating a new engineering group that’s focused on artificial intelligence. Led by former Meta engineering chief Jay Parikh, the new CoreAI – Platform and Tools division will combine Microsoft’s Dev Div and AI platform teams together, alongside some employees on the Office of the CTO team, to focus on building an AI platform and tools for both Microsoft and its customers.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella outlined his vision for this new team in an internal memo today, using a…