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

Former Microsoft AI leaders behind the $160 million Maluuba acquisition are launching Skyfall AI, a venture that will spend $1 million to acquire a SaaS company and let an AI system run it as CEO, aiming to prove artificial intelligence can replace top executives.

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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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