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XBox exec suggests Microsoft laid off employees ask AI for help
In a deleted LinkedIn post Matt Turnbull, an Xbox executive, suggested employees use AI to help with the "emotional load" of ...
Microsoft exec offers horrifying advice to laid off employees
Related: Microsoft sends a brutal message to loyal employees. Add into this that the news is crammed with threats of AI ...
Microsoft President Brad Smith on AI investments, job cuts, and the uncertain future of work
Brad Smith defends Microsoft layoffs, addresses AI’s role, and explains the company’s $4B workforce initiative amid a major ...
Behind Microsoft’s layoffs: A new attitude shaped by AI
More tech workers feel the pain as Microsoft pivots. Suddenly, the world's most valuable company is going on without them.
AI can provide 'emotional clarity and confidence' Xbox executive producer tells staff after Microsoft lays off 9,000 employees
Amid the largest round of layoffs in over two years, about 9,000 people, Matt Turnbull, Executive Producer at Xbox Game ...
Microsoft shares $500M in AI savings internally days after cutting 9,000 jobs
Microsoft’s chief commercial officer Judson Althoff noted AI has been so useful that Microsoft was able to save more than ...
A week after layoffs linked to AI cost, Microsoft pledges $4B to AI education
Microsoft plans to donate $4 billion worth of cash, technology and training to enhance artificial intelligence education, a ...
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After 9,000 layoffs at Microsoft, Xbox exec tells fired employees to go and talk to AI to reduce job loss pain
After Microsoft’s latest round of 9,000 layoffs, an Xbox executive suggested that affected employees seek support and job search help from AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot.
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Microsoft Pledges $4B for AI Education, Teacher Training
Microsoft Elevate, which the company describes as a successor and expansion of the longtime Microsoft Philanthropies team, ...
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Fired by Microsoft, counselled by ChatGPT — Irony deepens for 15,000 ousted employees
Mass layoffs continue to trouble the global tech industry, with Microsoft’s recent decisions sparking renewed concern. In the ...
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Microsoft Reveals $500 Million AI Savings, Days After 9,000 Layoffs
Microsoft says AI saved over $500M in customer support, just days after 9,000 job cuts. The timing drew criticism, even as the company invests $80B into its growing AI ambitions.
After Microsoft Lays Off 9,100 Workers, Xbox Executive Tells Fired Workers To Turn To AI For Mental Health Help
An Xbox executive's suggestion that laid-off Microsoft employees use AI chatbots like ChatGPT for emotional support sparked ...