Microsoft’s decision to lay off 9,000 employees while simultaneously reporting a massive jump in earnings has become a flashpoint in the ongoing debate over automation, corporate priorities, and ...

On July 1, Xbox's parent company announced it would be terminating around 9,000 employees — about four percent of its workforce — in a move intended to ensure the company was set up for ...

An Xbox producer has faced a backlash after suggesting laid-off employees should use artificial intelligence to deal with emotions in a now deleted LinkedIn post. Matt Turnbull, an executive ...

Microsoft has been cutting Xbox jobs for over a year now. In January 2024, it laid off 1,900 people. Another 650 were cut in September 2023. Studios like Arkane Austin, Alpha Dog Games, and Tango ...

If the report proves to be genuine, it appears that Xbox King Studio is seeking to utilize AI tools to expedite content creation. However, it will come at a great cost to the staff.

That’s not a flaw—that’s how AI is designed. As academic Mark Runco puts it: “ AI can only produce artificial creativity.” It can support creative people, but it can’t replace them.

But the C-level managers responding to the survey also said they were worried about achieving a balance between using AI and also relying on skilled staff to run their businesses—with an ...

Your weekly round-up of the questions asked by readers of CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, and Network World shares insights on training and upskilling employees for the AI-driven organization ...