Microsoft CEO says job cuts have been weighing on him, says AI transition could be "messy"

• Microsoft CEO says AI-induced job cuts have been "weighing heavily" on him
• Satya Nadella likens this period to the early 1990s, when PCs became democratized
• Microsoft is set to announce quarterly revenue next week, so more cuts may be coming

In a company-wide memo to workers, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said the company's recent job "eliminations" have been "weighing heavily" on him.

Nadella explained he "acknowledge[s] the uncertainty and seeming incongruence of the times we’re in" – even though Microsoft is "thriving" and headcount remains largely unchanged, many thousands have still lost their jobs, largely due to AI-induced efficiency upgrades.

To justify the workforce changes, Nadella explained roles are being redefined due to evolving customer needs, and how users go about getting work done.