微软向6万名员工提供买断作为人工智能裁员的前奏
微软向60000名员工提供自愿买断，以适应人工智能驱动的变化。这影响了微软员工，也预示了行业转变。
microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to around 60000 employees across the us, uk, canada, and india. this is part of an effort to reduce operating costs and headcount while maintaining investment in ai infrastructure. microsoft's ceo satya nadella previously stated that ai would change the company's workforce size, saying 'our total people costs will go down, our cost per head will go up, and my gpu per researcher will go up.' the company has been performing layoffs regularly over the past couple of years, with its overall headcount decreasing year over year for the first time in a decade. microsoft now employs around 223000 people, 5000 fewer than in 2025.