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Publication Date: 2026-02-22 19:00:00
Big Tech says it’s here to empower you; His AI boss just hinted that he might not need you at all. If the software does the work, what exactly is left for the worker?
Microsoft’s AI boss Mustafa Suleyman has a clear prediction: within 18 months, software could take over a large part of the office workload, from accounting and marketing to project management and legal. The shift is most obvious in software engineering, where models already write a significant portion of Microsoft’s code and are increasingly outperforming human developers as companies from Amazon to Goldman Sachs restructure their teams. He touts increased productivity, allowing humans to tackle harder problems while AI takes over the routine, but the flood of replacements is uneven and far from complete.
A bold prediction for employees
According to Mustafa Suleyman, head of AI at Microsoft, office work is on the verge of a breakthrough. He told the Financial Times that AI will catch up with humans and take off in most office tasks within 12 to 18 months take…
