Following mass layoffs, Xbox exec recommends AI to cope
10 months ago
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- Microsoft laid off around 9,000 employees, including Xbox staff, as part of workforce reductions.
- Xbox executive Matt Turnbull suggested using Microsoft Copilot to manage emotional and cognitive stress from job loss.
- Microsoft Copilot is being marketed as an emotionally therapeutic tool for Gen Z and millennials.
- Tech companies, including Meta and Klarna, are replacing jobs and workflows with AI.
- Professionals warn against using AI chatbots as substitutes for human therapy and emotional support.
- AI tools in therapy raise concerns about digital privacy and deceptive mental health support claims.
- Microsoft Copilot has become essential for Microsoft employees, despite challenges in external adoption.