微软大裁员背后：靠AI节省5亿美元

Group 1 - Microsoft is experiencing a dual pressure of efficiency gains from AI tools, which are projected to save over $500 million in costs and increase sales efficiency by 9%, alongside the largest layoffs in its history totaling 15,000 employees by 2025 [1][2] - The company plans to invest $80 billion in AI infrastructure over the next 12 months, a 43% increase from the previous year's $56 billion, as part of its strategy to balance cost reduction and efficiency [2] - AI technology is significantly impacting Microsoft's engineering sector, with 35% of new product code generated by AI, and GitHub Copilot leading the AI programming tool market with 15 million users as of April [1][2] Group 2 - Microsoft is restructuring its sales team, reducing the number of solution areas from six to three, which includes Copilot and Office 365 commercial solutions, Azure cloud services, and cybersecurity, to enhance the promotion of AI products [2] - Employees remaining at Microsoft are being encouraged to adopt AI tools, with some managers incorporating AI usage into performance evaluations and hosting competitions to promote productivity improvements [3] - The company’s legal counsel stated that productivity gains from AI are not the primary reason for recent layoffs, although there is an increasing trend of evaluating employees based on their AI usage [3]