Microsoft will tackle the issue of fragmented Copilot—AI project will get a new leader

Microsoft Unites Copilot Teams

Microsoft announced a new reorganization in its artificial intelligence department aimed at merging the consumer and commercial versions of the Copilot assistant. Previously, separate groups worked on these products, leading to differences in features and design. Now the company plans to create a single, more cohesive service for business and private users.

Key Changes

* New Copilot leader – Jacob Andreou will head all Copilot directions, including the commercial and consumer versions. His responsibilities include design, management, and product development. Andreou joined Microsoft AI last year from Snap, where he worked on products and business development.

* Reassignment of Mustafa Suleiman’s role – Microsoft AI CEO who came with the Inflection AI team about two years ago will now focus on building the company’s own AI models. He will step back from direct involvement in Copilot user features. After his arrival, the consumer version of Copilot began adopting traits of Inflection AI, while the commercial version remained independent.

* Support from Satya Nadella – In a memo, Microsoft CEO noted that the Copilot unification will be built on four interrelated pillars: user experience, Copilot platform, Microsoft 365 apps, and AI models. This will allow a transition from a set of separate products to an integrated system.

* New leadership team – in addition to Andreou, the structure now includes Ryan Roslansky, Perry Clarke, and Charles Lamanna. They will lead work on Microsoft 365 apps and the Copilot platform, while Andreou will coordinate consistency across all versions.

* Enterprise strategy – Suleiman noted that new models will enable specialized solutions for business, improving all company products. He emphasized that Andreou will remain “indirectly accountable” to him, and he will continue working in Microsoft AI.

* Context of changes – the reorganization came amid uncertainty around leadership of Edge, Bing, and MSN, which had previously been under Suleiman’s oversight. The new order is intended to eliminate the lack of a single responsible party for Copilot within the company.

Related Events

The restructuring announcement followed less than a week after Rajesh Jha, executive vice‑president of Experiences and Devices, announced his retirement after more than 35 years of service. Additionally, last month Phil Spencer left his role as head of Xbox and was replaced by Asha Sharma, who also announced her departure after nearly 40 years with the company.