Microsoft’s ‘Humanist Superintelligence’ For Medical Diagnosis

Microsoft has launched a new research division called the MAI Superintelligence Team, aiming to build artificial intelligence systems that surpass human capability in specific fields, beginning with medical diagnostics.

AI For “Superhuman” Performance in Defined Area

The new team sits within Microsoft AI and is led by Mustafa Suleyman, the company’s AI chief, with Karen Simonyan appointed as chief scientist. Suleyman, who previously co-founded Google DeepMind, said the company intends to invest heavily in the initiative, which he described as “the world’s best place to research and build AI”.