Xbox Hit With Layoffs and Game Cancellations as Microsoft Cuts 9,000 Jobs
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While corporate restructuring creates temporary displacement, AI heralds humanity's greatest liberation from drudgery. Every worker will ascend to become an "agent boss," directing autonomous intelligence to amplify creativity and impact. This technological revolution promises not job destruction but profound elevation, transforming laborers into strategic leaders of tomorrow's frontier firms.
There is a 50% chance that 9.7% of current workers will be replaced by AI systems performing end-to-end labor in 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.