Microsoft chooses London as the location of its new AI hub

Microsoft's new artificial intelligence centre in London will focus on product development and research

Microsoft's new AI centre will be headed by Mustafa Suleyman, the London-born cofounder of Google DeepMind. Stock picture: Thibault Camus/AP

Microsoft said it plans a new AI (artificial intelligence) hub in London focused on product development and research.

The unit will be led by Mustafa Suleyman, the London-born cofounder of Google DeepMind, who Microsoft hired last month. As the primary backer of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, Microsoft is a world leader in the rapidly-developing technology.