Current and former Microsoft employees send open letter urging rethink of 'speed-at-all-costs' AI push amid buyout offer
Key points
- An employee open letter asks for worker input on AI decisions
- The letter asks that AI use no longer be tied to rewards or reprimands
- Microsoft recently rolled out a buyout for around 66,000 staff
A group calling itself 'Concerned Microsoft Workers' wrote to management criticizing its 'speed-at-all-costs' AI approach. The letter seeks worker input on AI decisions and an end to tying AI use to rewards or reprimands. According to The New York Times, which first reported the development, the letter circulated before the October 26 buyout announcement. Microsoft recently rolled out a buyout for around 66,000 staff.
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