Companies are busy preparing for an AI workforce
In any normal situation, it would seem incongruent that the company is at the same time slashing its workforce by the thousands.
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Microsoft, by chief executive Satya Nadella's own description, is 'thriving'. Its quarterly profits soared by almost 25 per cent and its market valuation hit $US4 trillion ($6.2 trillion) last week. In any normal situation, it would seem incongruent that the company is at the same time slashing its workforce by the thousands. Financial Times
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