After Microsoft laid off 9,000 workers last week, 4% of its global workforce, one employee had an unusual message for those let go: turn to ChatGPT to help relieve the emotional burden.
Xbox executive producer Matt Turnbull wrote last week in a now-deleted LinkedIn post that amid these “really challenging times,” employees are “not alone” and they “don’t have to go it alone.”
Instead, they can use AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot “to help reduce the emotional and cognitive load that comes with job loss,” Turnbull wrote. He completed the post with some prompt ideas and use cases of AI that could help if laid-off workers are “feeling overwhelmed.” The