Microsoft appoints a new Copilot boss after AI leadership shake-up

March 17, 2026 Tom Warren

An illustration of the Microsoft Copilot logo.

Microsoft is doing another executive shuffle today to reorganize how it engineers its Copilot assistant. Different teams have been working on the consumer and commercial sides of Copilot for years, but Microsoft is about to unify parts of them in an effort to create a more cohesive Copilot for businesses and consumers.

The changes will see Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman focus on creating Microsoft's own AI models, instead of working directly on the assistant-like features of Copilot for consumers. Suleyman first joined Microsoft nearly two years ago, after Microsoft hired a bunch of folks from Inflection AI. Months after Suleyman's hirin …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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