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Following mass layoffs, Xbox exec recommends AI to cope
The thousands of recently terminated Microsoft employees, navigating one of the company's largest layoffs in years amid a period of industry upheaval, already have a tool to cope with the emotional burden, according to one Xbox exec: Microsoft Copilot.
Xbox executive under fire for insensitive comments on layoffs, ‘use AI to manage emotions’
Xbox excutive's now-deleted LinkedIn post, which started on an empathetic note, took a jarring turn when he endorsed using AI to channel the emotional strain of layoffs.
Xbox Invites Developers To AI Roundtable The Same Day It Does Mass Layoffs
Yesterday was awful for people who work at Microsoft and the gaming industry in general. Thousands at the company either saw colleagues laid off or were laid off themselves, while outside observers watched as more game developers and projects were put on the chopping block.
Laid-off workers should use AI to manage their emotions, says Xbox exec
The sweeping layoffs announced by Microsoft this week have been especially hard on its gaming studios, but one Xbox executive has a solution to “help reduce the emotional and cognitive load that comes with job loss”: seek advice from AI chatbots.
Xbox Exec Tells Laid Off Workers to Ask AI for Emotional Support After Mass Firings
After a brutal wave of layoffs at Xbox, one executive thought it was a good time to share some tips—by suggesting that AI could help fired workers deal with their emotions. Matt Turnbull, Executive Producer at Xbox Game Studios Publishing,
Xbox Producer Criticized For AI Comments After Mass Layoffs
A producer at Xbox Game Studios is criticized for comments that recommended AI tools to workers affected by recent layoffs across the gaming industry.
How AI can help you navigate layoffs, according to one executive producer at Xbox
Following the news that 9,000 people are being laid off at the company, one Xbox executive offered some questionable words of advice for people on their way out: Find solace in Microsoft Copilot.
Laid Off? Ask the Bot: Xbox Exec Sparks Outrage After Telling Fired Devs to Use AI for Comfort
After a wave of major layoffs hit Xbox and other parts of Microsoft, one executive’s attempt to offer support didn’t go over well. Matt Turnbull, an Executive Producer at Xbox Game Studios Publishing,
New Xbox Report Warns That Halo Is in Trouble
With all of the recent troubles at Xbox, there's a lot of concern about how things are going with the next game from Halo ...
Xbox Game Studios exec gives ‘AI prompts’ to laid-off Microsoft employees to handle emotional stress caused by job loss; deletes post after backlash
An Xbox executive, Matt Turnbull, suggested laid-off Microsoft employees use AI chatbots for support, including career ...
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Xbox Producer Advise Laid Off Employees to Turn to AI for Help on Future and Even Emotional Support
We wish we were joking, but one Xbox exec suggests that laid off employees use AI to cope with losing their jobs.
As an Xbox fan all I can say is that Microsoft betrayed us – Reader’s Feature
A reader is angry with the recent layoffs and changes at Xbox and accuses Microsoft execs of betraying both their fans and ...
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Lost Your Job? Xbox Exec Says Talk to a Chatbot About Your Feelings
Many are concerned about AI costing jobs in the game industry, but one Xbox executive thinks AI could also be your ...
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Just Got Laid Off By AI-Loving Microsoft? Why Not Speak To AI About It, Suggests Xbox Producer
In a week where Microsoft has gutted 9,000 jobs, closed game studios and cancelled games – all while investing heavily in AI ...
Amidst Xbox job cuts and Microsoft’s AI push, Matt Turnbull promotes AI tools for helping manage layoffs
Microsoft, amidst layoffs impacting the Xbox division and heavy AI investments, saw Xbox Game Studios Publishing executive ...
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AI Is Not in the Memo, but It Haunts Every Layoff at Xbox - Gizmodo
In the new AI economy, it seems no job is safe, not even at a thriving business. Microsoft’s Xbox division is a case in point. Last quarter, its revenue soared by 8% year over year.
Microsoft’s largest layoff in years hits Xbox, sales and other divisions
Microsoft says it is laying off about 9,000 workers, its second mass layoff in months and its largest in more than two years.
Hideo Kojima's "OD" is still in development with Xbox, at least for today
We learned that Romero Games' upcoming shooter was funded by Xbox, and its cancellation has basically ended the entire studio ...