Doug Burger: Chef von Microsoft Research: „Es ist unser Job, Risiken einzugehen, die sich sonst niemand zutraut“
Der US-Konzern will unabhängiger werden von OpenAI – und entwickelt eigene Modelle. Aber die Forschungsabteilung im Haus macht nicht mit beim KI-Wettrennen. Der Research-Chef erklärt, warum.
San Francisco – The frustration was palpable for Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, as he wrote in an internal email in 2022, "I don’t want to be IBM, and OpenAI shouldn’t be Microsoft." This sentiment was clarified during a court hearing in Oakland in May, where Nadella explained that Microsoft must not lose its leadership role in the tech sector, as IBM did, due to the AI boom it missed.
However, Microsoft's own AI engineers missed that train in 2022, when they saw ChatGPT: the tech giant had overlooked a megatrend. Nadella swiftly acted, intensifying the partnership with OpenAI. Today, Nadella's AI chief, Mustafa Suleyman, develops his own models, tasked with specific functions within the Microsoft ecosystem. These models are expected to lead the industry within a few years.
The AI race continues, and the pressure mounts. One department, however, is rarely mentioned when it comes to developing leading AI models: Microsoft Research (MSR), a research unit with over 1000 employees. So why is this department so rarely mentioned when it comes to developing leading AI models? According to MSD chief Doug Burger, who smiles as he sits for a video interview with the Handelsblatt, he understands the questions about ChatGPT, and why his department did not take the lead in AI development.
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