Microsoft AI CEO predicts White collar job automation within 18 months

2026-02-13 - 07:25

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman predicts many white-collar jobs could be automated within 12-18 months due to rapid AI advancements. He stated Microsoft is developing "professional grade AGI" to handle knowledge worker tasks. This follows Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's claim that software engineering may become obsolete in a year.