- Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman admitted that Gemini 3 can outperform Copilot in certain areas
- Suleyman noted Copilot's long-term ambitions
- He wants people to treat Copilot as an always-present personal assistant.
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman has done something almost unheard of in the current AI model-topping game and admitted that a rival model is more capable.
“[Gemini 3] can do things Copilot can't do,” Suleyman said Bloomberg in an interview. He was quick to add that “Copilot also has features it doesn't have,” but it was a notable acknowledgment from an AI leader that other models may be ahead in at least some respects.
Google has announced the Gemini 3 as its most powerful multi-modal model to date. Suleyman was fine with giving the Gemini 3 its due respect, even as he quickly pivoted to highlight the Copilot as more robust and appropriate for everyday use, thanks in part to its digital view.
“Copilot is really amazing for vision. It can see everything you're looking at and talk to you in real time,” Suleyman said. “You can share your screen with Copilot on your mobile or desktop, talk about it and get feedback,” he cited this as evidence of Copilot's focus on utility rather than flash.
“We're really trying to imagine the day-to-day experience of having this really smart assistant at your side, who can help you unblock yourself when you get stuck.”
That vision is not hypothetical. Microsoft is aggressively integrating Copilot into all of its products, from Windows 11 to Outlook, Excel, and Microsoft Edge, which now offers an AI-assisted Copilot mode in the browser.
Suleyman described the company's goal as “humanistic superintelligence,” meaning an AI that helps but doesn't work on its own. Microsoft would “steer away” from any AI that showed signs of behaving unpredictably, he added. “We will not continue to develop a system that has the potential to get away from us.”
The future of the copilot
Google's Gemini 3 doesn't try to compete in interactive support. You're trying to be the smartest, most capable assistant in the room. Your goal is to be the best at understanding what people say, combining different data and generating creative results. And as Suleyman said, that means Gemini 3 can work in ways Copilot can't.
Suleyman and Microsoft want Copilot to be more entrenched. But this kind of comparative clarity could be a gift to consumers. After years of abstract AI announcements, it's becoming easier to see how different models excel in different areas. Suleyman could imagine a world where Copilot and Gemini succeed in different ways, meeting different user needs.
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