Microsoft Appoints Former Meta Exec to Lead AI Revolution at GitHub Copilot

Microsoft has appointed Jay Parikh, former head of engineering at Meta, as the leader of its CoreAI Platform and Tools group. This significant move signals Microsoft’s commitment to artificial intelligence (AI) and aims to revolutionize its application stack through the development of AI tools like GitHub Copilot. The appointment is part of Microsoft’s broader strategy to leverage AI for transformative applications.