US EditionXbox producer suggests staff to use AI to ease job loss pain
UNITED STATES, JUL 8 – Microsoft is cutting 4% of its workforce, including 9,000 jobs, to reallocate funding toward an $80 billion AI investment, while Xbox studios face closures and project cancellations.
- Microsoft announced layoffs affecting about 9,100 employees, equaling roughly 4% of its 228,000-strong global workforce this year.
- These layoffs follow earlier cuts of over 6,000 staff in May and additional reductions in early June across several divisions including Xbox.
- Matt Turnbull, an Xbox executive producer, advised employees impacted by layoffs through a LinkedIn post to utilize AI-powered applications such as ChatGPT and Copilot to help ease the mental and emotional challenges associated with losing a job.
- Turnbull acknowledged the challenges faced by those experiencing or anticipating layoffs and emphasized that they do not have to face it in isolation; however, his post was removed following criticism that his suggestions were insensitive.
- The layoffs and AI support suggestions sparked widespread criticism amid Microsoft's $80 billion investment in AI infrastructure, highlighting tension between workforce cuts and AI ambitions.
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