Months after warning AI would automate most white-collar work, Microsoft AI CEO clarifies

 Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman has walked back his warning that most white-collar work would be fully automated within 12 to 18 months. Speaking on The Verge’s Decoder podcast, Suleyman clarified he meant AI would automate tasks, not jobs, insisting roles like lawyers, accountants and project managers won’t disappear. The reversal follows similar retreats from Sam Altman, Dario Amodei and other tech CEOs on AI job loss claims. Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman has walked back his warning that most white-collar work would be fully automated within 12 to 18 months. Speaking on The Verge’s Decoder podcast, Suleyman clarified he meant AI would automate tasks, not jobs, insisting roles like lawyers, accountants and project managers won’t disappear. The reversal follows similar retreats from Sam Altman, Dario Amodei and other tech CEOs on AI job loss claims.