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CEO, Microsoft AI · Aug 19, 2025 · Essay, We must build AI for people; not to be a person (Seemingly Conscious AI is Coming)

In the blink of a cosmic eye, we passed the Turing test.

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Mustafa Suleyman, CEO, Microsoft AI
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We must build AI for people; not to be a person (Seemingly Conscious AI is Coming)
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Microsoft AI
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