Microsoft AI Chief Suleyman: Superintelligence Is Near But Won't Take Your Job — Days After Predicting 18-Month White-Collar Automation

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In a new Verge podcast, Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman argued superintelligence is approaching but framed his 'humanist superintelligence' goal as serving humans, not replacing them. The framing sits in tension with his own recent Fortune-reported prediction that AI could automate essentially all white-collar work within ~18 months. The contrast matters because Suleyman also disclosed a contractual change ~6 months ago that 'set Microsoft free' from OpenAI to pursue superintelligence with its own researchers and custom silicon.