Microsoft has created a new engineering organization aimed at accelerating AI infrastructure and software development within the company.
according to Jay Parikh, previously VP and global head of engineering at Meta, will lead the new division, according to Bloomberg. He will report to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and oversee teams including the company's AI platform and developer teams.
Parikh worked on technical infrastructure and data center projects at Meta. Before joining Microsoft in October; He was appointed CEO of cloud security startup Lacework.
The new organization, called CoreAI — Platform and Tools, is actually a combination of Microsoft's existing Dev Div and The Verge's AI platform teams. ReportsAlong with some staff in the CTO branch office. CoreAI effectively reinvigorates Microsoft's developer teams to ensure AI remains a top priority.
In an internal memo released by Microsoft BlogNadella said Microsoft's focus for the coming year will be “model-forward” applications that will “reshape all types of applications.”