微軟向6萬名員工提供買斷作為人工智能裁員的前奏
微軟向60000名員工提供自願買斷,以適應人工智能驅動的變化。這影響了微軟員工,也預示了行業轉變。
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.