Artificial intelligence is eating people’s jobs! Microsoft’s decision to lay off 4800 workers in one fell swoop

Artificial intelligence is eating people’s jobs. This time, the world-famous information technology company Microsoft also walked the same path. They decided to lay off 2.1 percent of the company’s total workforce. Due to this, 4800 workers are going to lose their jobs worldwide.

Microsoft’s investment in artificial intelligence is expected to exceed $700 billion this year. Needless to say, the company’s expenses are increasing due to this. Microsoft to cut staff to balance Notably, IT companies like Amazon and Meta have also laid off thousands of workers this year. Microsoft announced the decision on the same on Monday. The company’s share price fell nearly 23 percent in the first half of 2026, the lowest since 2022, the firm said.

Earlier this year, the software giant offered to lay off about 9,000 workers, or about 7 percent of its workforce in the US. Microsoft often makes layoffs in June while finalizing new year spending plans.

Incidentally, the massive demand for artificial intelligence or AI has significantly boosted Microsoft’s ‘Azure’ cloud-computing business. which was the sole vendor of OpenAI’s models until April. The problem is, the rising cost of building data centers is putting pressure on the company’s cash flow. Because of this, the foreheads of the workers are burning. Therefore, artificial intelligence is actually eating people’s jobs.