Microsoft Creates New AI Research Group as Qi Lu Leaves
- Lu was a key architect of CEO Nadella’s strategy for AI
- New AI group will bring together 5,000 computer scientists
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Microsoft Corp. executive Qi Lu, a key architect of Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella’s strategy for artificial intelligence and bots, is leaving the company due to health issues, the software giant said Thursday.
Lu was a respected technologist who ran both the Office and search groups in his eight years at the company, following about a decade at Yahoo! Inc. and a stint at IBM Corp. He was injured in a biking accident and is leaving due to related health reasons, ReCode reported earlier.