In Microsoft job cuts, AI is not the real story - The Indian Express

Microsoft's recent large-scale voluntary exit offer is more about restructuring its workforce than AI's impact on jobs, as the actual effect of AI on employment remains unclear. The company is using a voluntary approach to layoffs, which may reduce public backlash compared to direct layoffs, but the terms favor older employees with longer tenure. The main drivers of these layoffs are likely financial pressures and over-hiring from the pandemic rather than AI's direct impact on employment.

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