Microsoft, amidst layoffs impacting the Xbox division and heavy AI investments, saw Xbox Game Studios Publishing executive Matt Turnbull suggesting AI tools to help employees cope with job loss, including crafting career plans and networking messages.

Microsoft announced plans to lay off approximately 9,000 employees, which is about 4% of its global workforce. A significant portion of these job cuts is affecting the company’s Xbox division and associated gaming studios,

Microsoft will lay off nearly 4% of its workforce, the company said on Wednesday, in the latest job cuts as the tech giant looks to rein in costs amid hefty investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure.

Microsoft has confirmed that it will lay off as many as 9,000 workers, in the technology giant's latest wave of job cuts this year. The company said several divisions would be affected without specifying which ones but reports suggest that its Xbox video gaming unit will be hit.

The staggering costs of its AI investments threaten the tech giant's margins, prompting cost-cutting measures.