- Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman admitted that Gemini 3 could outperform Copilot in some areas
- Suleyman emphasized Copilot’s long-term ambitions
- You want people to treat Copilot as a ubiquitous personal assistant
Microsoft’s AI chief Mustafa Suleyman has done something almost unheard of in the current AI model supremacy game, admitting that a competing model is more powerful.
“(Gemini 3) can do things that Copilot can’t,” Suleyman said. Bloomberg in one interview. He was quick to add that “Copilot also has features that it doesn’t,” but it’s a remarkable admission from an AI leader that other models can get away with it, at least in some respects.
Google has described Gemini 3 as the most powerful multi-mode model ever made. Suleyman seemed keen to give Gemini 3 its due respect, though he quickly decided to emphasize Copilot as a more realistic everyday game, thanks in part to its digital vision.
“Copilot is really amazing in terms of vision. It can see everything you see and talk to you in real time,” Suleyman said. “You can share your screen with Copilot on your mobile or desktop computer, talk about it and get feedback,” is cited as evidence of Copilot’s focus on utility rather than flash.
“We’re really trying to imagine the day-to-day experience of having a really smart assistant by your side that can help you clear blocks when you’re stuck.”
This view is not hypothetical. Microsoft is heavily integrating Copilot into its products, from Windows 11 to Outlook, from Excel to Microsoft Edge, which now offers Copilot mode with AI support in the browser.
Suleyman described the company’s goal as “humanistic superintelligence,” or artificial intelligence that helps but doesn’t work on its own. Microsoft will “walk away” from any AI that shows signs of unpredictable behavior, he added. “We will not continue to develop a system that threatens to elude us.”
The future of the copilot
Google’s Gemini 3 isn’t trying to compete in interactive support. It’s about being the smartest and most capable assistant in the room. The goal is to better understand what people are saying, combine different data and produce creative results. And as Suleyman said, this means that Gemini 3 can work in some ways that Copilot can’t.
Suleyman and Microsoft want Copilot to stay grounded. But this kind of direct clarity can 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 were successful in different ways and met different user needs.
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