Cutting 60,000 Microsoft jobs may erase decades of institutional knowledge AI can't rebuild
snikolov · x · 2026-10-27
Commentator David Linthicum argues that Microsoft cutting 60,000 jobs may improve the balance sheet but could also erase decades of institutional knowledge — and AI can't magically rebuild the expertise that walks out the door.
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