Microsoft AI Chief Mustafa Suleyman says machines should not be seen as alive

Microsoft’s AI Chief Mustafa Suleyman believes one of the biggest risks in artificial intelligence is not rogue machines but the way humans might start perceiving them. In a recent interview with WIRED, the DeepMind co-founder cautioned that building AI systems that appear to have feelings or self-awareness could dangerously mislead people into believing they are conscious beings.

Suleyman, who joined Microsoft earlier this year to lead its AI division, argued that anthropomorphising AI — treating it as if it has emotions, rights, or even…