Squawk Pod: Mustafa Suleyman on AI alignment; Warren Buffett steps down

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Mustafa Suleyman urges AI alignment; Warren Buffett retires as Berkshire chair after 60+ years. Also: Knicks ticket pricing glitch and Rich Kleiman on the evolving sports economy.

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Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft’s AI chief, told Squawk Pod that AI models must stay aligned with humanity’s interests, a sharp reminder that AI is as much an ethical engineering problem as a revenue stream. The same episode flagged Warren Buffett stepping down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman after more than 60 years, a quiet end of an era that underscores how stewardship matters to markets. Microsoft sits at the center of the AI conversation and is one of five tech giants that together account for roughly 30 percent of the S&P 500, so debates about alignment and governance ripple through many portfolios.