A report suggests that many of the staff at King laid off by Microsoft are being replaced by AI tools they helped build.

Turnbull acknowledged that people have some “strong feelings” about AI tools like ChatGPT and Copilot, but suggested that anybody who’s feeling “overwhelmed” could use them to get advice about ...

This recent mass layoff comes in the wake of another series of layoffs earlier in 2025, which cut the positions of 6,000 workers across the company. In 2023 and 2024, Microsoft laid off more than ...

Gaming Industry Microsoft's 200 laid-off King devs are reportedly being replaced by AI they helped build, while its 'absolute 's***show' HR department looks away and whistles News ...

Matt Turnbull, Executive Producer at Xbox Games Studio Publishing, wrote a post that advised anyone who had lost or was losing their job to use AI tools, including Microsoft's own Copilot, for ...

In other words, this is a classic AI-generated image, aka slop. The thing is, this is being posted by a senior figure at Xbox and is explicitly about hiring graphics designers.

As Microsoft cuts thousands of jobs from its international workforce, one company executive suggested that laid-off workers seek out AI chatbot Microsoft Copilot to receive emotional support and ...

An Xbox executive's suggestion that laid-off Microsoft employees use AI chatbots like ChatGPT for emotional support sparked backlash online, highlighting tensions as the company invests heavily in ...

Xbox executive producer Matt Turnbull has responded to the massive layoffs across Microsoft and Xbox in a now-deleted LinkedIn post suggesting laid off employees use AI tools such as ChatGPT for ...

07-07-2025 WORK LIFE XBox exec suggests Microsoft laid off employees ask AI for help In a deleted LinkedIn post Matt Turnbull suggested employees use AI to help with the “emotional load” of ...

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.

AI’s been a reoccurring backdrop to Microsoft’s decision to fire roughly 9,000 employees, including many across Xbox and its related gaming divisions.