Mustafa Suleyman’s is CEO of Microsoft AI, and the co-founder and former head of applied AI at DeepMind. He thinks of superintelligence from a Humanist superintelligence (HSI) view. He verticalized, human-serving AI at enterprise scale—positions Microsoft. The microsoft superintelligence group is about a year old. The OpenAI agreement had to be modified to permit Microsoft to independently pursue superintelligence. Microsoft still has all of the OpenAI IP and gets regular access to the latest OpenAI models and data. They are blending abundance with containment amid OpenAI decoupling.
All of AI and AI data centers will be turbocharged by orbital data centers delivering 100GW by 2031 and 1TW by 2035. The initial orbital data centers will be Tesla, SpaceX and XAI. However, the other companies like Microsoft will also scale as quickly as possible to hundreds of MW. Probably 1% of the size of Musk until extra launches are available around 2030-2032.
Suleyman envisions superintelligence as transformative—abundant, cheap intelligence for all, advancing civilization like past tech doubled life expectancy. Yet, he urges caution: Bundle capabilities at peril, prioritize control.
In 2025, investments in compute (Nvidia partnerships) and guardrails position Microsoft as HSI leader, distancing from OpenAI while retaining ties.
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:01:24 – The Discrepancy in AI Progress
00:01:55 – The Goals of Superintelligence
00:03:59 – The Specificity of Superintelligence
00:07:38 – The Current State of AI Progress
00:11:39 – The Importance of Memory in AI
00:12:28 – The Role of LLMs in Superintelligence
00:13:36 – The Power Constraints in AI
00:15:32 – The Role of Data in AI Development
00:17:05 – The Path Towards Superintelligence
00:24:04 – The Microsoft AI and OpenAI Agreement
00:29:19 – The Economic Viability of Superintelligence
00:31:43 – The Vision of Cheap and Abundant Intelligence
00:34:07 – The Emergence of AI Personalities
00:37:37 – Reflecting on Technology’s Role in Advancing Civilization
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I’m sceptical about AGI superhuman intelligence. It’s possible. But AI as it is not having the breakthroughs they predicted. Despite all the money thrown at the industry it stagnating.