In a recent episode of the CatGPT podcast, Microsoft’s Artificial Intelligence CEO, Mustafa Suleyman, discussed various aspects of AI. Topics ranged from potential effects of AI on employment to AI awareness, superintelligence, and unrealized possibilities in his professional journey.
In my analysis, during our conversation, the executive shared an intriguing phase in his professional journey when he was part of Google before moving on to establish Inflection AI. He vividly spoke about his time at the tech colossus, highlighting his struggles, particularly when his endeavors to bring LaMDA into fruition were unsuccessful.
We became discouraged when our attempts to release LaMDA failed. Remarkably, LaMDA was essentially like ChatGPT before ChatGPT was launched. It represented the first language model with a truly conversational ability that left everyone at Google awestruck, as they had all witnessed and experienced it for themselves.
Half of the individuals seemed to be hard-nosed skeptics, expressing doubts such as ‘This will never be safe’, ‘It will always induce hallucinations’, and ‘It will compromise our search business’. They also raised concerns about persistent safety issues.
Yet, Suleyman points out that the other group harbored high hopes and believed the product had immense potential. In fact, they foresaw a future where this tool would lead the realm of search.
It’s fascinating to note that we’re entering an era characterized by artificial intelligence, with intelligent web browsers such as Comet by Perplexity and the upcoming browsers from OpenAI starting to materialize and garnering significant attention from users.
Suleyman shared that this is the type of AI he’s been working on and refining for the past ten years prior to his departure from Google DeepMind. What’s particularly intriguing is his assertion that we have reached a higher level in the development of advanced models, which can communicate with us more fluidly and exhibit conversation skills similar to humans.
According to Suleyman;
Initially, we were eager to send out the product but encountered difficulties in doing so. The team found it hard to comprehend the concept. Eventually, I departed, suggesting that we should gather funds and construct the cluster ourselves. We managed to secure $1.5 billion, constructed a 22,000 H100 GPU cluster, and developed an AI named Pi (Personal Intelligence). This AI was designed with a focus on personality, emotional intelligence, kindness, and serving as a friendly companion.
In contrast, Suleyman claims that Inflection AI was released seven months prior to ChatGPT by OpenAI. Consequently, they were able to release their Personal Intelligence feature in January 2023, whereas ChatGPT was launched by OpenAI a few months earlier in November 2022.
As a researcher, I find myself reflecting on the pivotal moment when all predictions seemed to go awry. To put it simply, everything changed dramatically at that point. If only timing had been slightly different, we might now be discussing the revolutionary concept of Personal Intelligence instead of ChatGPT. Indeed, timing is crucial!
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2025-07-17 13:39