Microsoft’s AI chief Mustafa Suleyman has warned that the odds of existential doom are “nearly absolute” — the company could walk away from AI if risks escalate
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman.

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman.

Sam Altman, CEO of Open AI, is pictured on September 25, 2025 in Berlin, Germany.

General views of the The Walt Disney Company corporate headquarters, home of Walt Disney Studios on June 24, 2022 in Burbank, California

The ChatGPT app logo displays on the screen of a smartphone in Reno, United States, on November 21, 2024. (Photo by Jaque Silva/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Bill Gates and Satya Nadella listen to Microsoft Copilot on a smartphone

A Microsoft office in New York, US, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.

OpenAI and Microsoft logos

BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 08: In this photo illustration, the logo of Open AI is displayed on a smartphone screen with a GPT-5 logo in the background on August 8, 2025 in Beijing, China. OpenAI on August 7 announced GPT-5, its latest and most advanced AI model. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

Microsoft Copilot

Snapshot of the Copilot app's new features for Windows 11 (August 2025).

Satya Nadella with Sam Altman at a conference

Jony Ive (left) and Sam Altman (right) photographed in black in white with money and stock counts in the background

Sam Altman and Lisa Su

Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a panel discussion at the Technical University in Berlin, Germany, on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025.

BEIJING, CHINA - JULY 16: Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang arrives at the opening ceremony of the third China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) on July 16, 2025 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Wan Quan/VCG via Getty Images)

Cloudflare logo on a laptop display

The 'Microsoft' logo is displayed on a mobile phone screen in front of a computer screen displaying Nvidia logo.

The Sora App home page displays on a smartphone screen placed on a computer keyboard illuminated by blue and purple light.

Parents holding up OpenAI

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in front of the Microsoft Copilot AI logo.
