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Former Microsoft AI Leaders Are Spending $1M To Prove AI Can Replace CEOs

Former Microsoft AI leaders are investing $1 million to acquire a SaaS company and let an AI system run it as CEO, aiming to prove that artificial intelligence can replace top executives. The initiative, called Skyfall AI, comes from the team behind Microsoft's $160 million Maluuba acquisition.

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Former Microsoft AI Leaders Are Spending $1M To Prove AI Can Replace CEOs
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By Victor Dey, ContributorSource:

Forbes InnovationSkyfall AI, from the team behind Microsoft's $160 million Maluuba acquisition, will buy a SaaS company and let AI run it as CEO.

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