Microsoft's 60,000-employee buyouts risk erasing knowledge no AI can rebuild
DavidLinthicum · x · 2026-10-28
Commentary argues Microsoft's buyouts—potentially affecting 60,000 experienced employees—look more humane than layoffs but risk erasing decades of institutional knowledge that no AI tool can rebuild.
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