Hong Kong, March 27 -- Microsoft has a substantial lead in the race for AI supremacy and after the latest developments, it could give its rivals, including Google, nightmares. After expressing its intentions to extend generative AI to the masses by offering ChatGPT's services for free, Microsoft has now established an all-new AI division called Microsoft AI and handed its keys over to Mustafa Suleyman, the brain behind Google's DeepMind division.

For any firm planning to establish its name in the realm of generative AI, that's a killer combo to beat. But why?

While Microsoft's access to resources is mostly unmatched by its rivals, it is Suleyman who many believe could fetch good fortunes for the Seattle-based software giant in the highl...