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CEO, Microsoft AI · Nov 6, 2025 · Essay, Towards Humanist Superintelligence

In doing this we reject narratives about a race to AGI, and instead see it as part of a wider and deeply human endeavour to improve our lives and future prospects.

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Mustafa Suleyman, CEO, Microsoft AI
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Towards Humanist Superintelligence
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AGI
Company
Microsoft AI
Source
microsoft.ai/news/towards-humanist-superintelligence/

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