Microsoft has intensified its competition in the AI sector by hiring over 20 engineers from Google's DeepMind, including the former head of the Gemini chatbot team, Amar Subramanya. This strategic move not only strengthens Microsoft's AI capabilities but also poses a significant challenge to Google, as the tech industry experiences a fierce talent war marked by high-profile poaching and shifting motivations among top talent.

Microsoft is strengthening its AI division by recruiting top talent from Google’s DeepMind, led by co-founder Mustafa Suleyman. Suleyman is promoting the benefits of a less bureaucratic, startup-like environment at Microsoft to attract former colleagues to join the new AI initiative.