{"id":212838,"date":"2026-02-12T10:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/12\/microsoft-ai-chief-predicts-ai-will-automate-most-white-collar-jobs-in-12-to-18-months\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T19:10:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T00:10:15","slug":"microsoft-ai-chief-predicts-ai-will-automate-most-white-collar-jobs-in-12-to-18-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/12\/microsoft-ai-chief-predicts-ai-will-automate-most-white-collar-jobs-in-12-to-18-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft AI Chief Predicts AI Will Automate Most White-Collar Jobs in 12 to 18 Months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technobezz.com\/news\/microsoft-ai-chief-predicts-ai-will-automate-most-white-collar-jobs-in-12-to-18-months\">Microsoft AI Chief Predicts AI Will Automate Most White-Collar Jobs in 12 to 18 Months<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technobezz.com\/news\/microsoft-ai-chief-predicts-ai-will-automate-most-white-collar-jobs-in-12-to-18-months\">https:\/\/www.technobezz.com\/news\/microsoft-ai-chief-predicts-ai-will-automate-most-white-collar-jobs-in-12-to-18-months<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-02-12 10:45:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.technobezz.com\">www.technobezz.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mobile-paragraph-size leading-relaxed mb-6 text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300\">Suleyman identified lawyers, accountants, project managers and marketers as professions facing immediate disruption. He described Microsoft&#8217;s push for &#8220;professional-grade AGI&#8221; that could perform nearly all tasks a human professional handles on computers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mobile-paragraph-size leading-relaxed mb-6 text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300\">The Microsoft executive said AI model creation will soon resemble podcast production or blog writing. Organizations and individuals will develop customized AI systems for specific needs, according to his prediction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mobile-paragraph-size leading-relaxed mb-6 text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300\">Microsoft currently accelerates enterprise AI development while investing in cutting-edge technologies. The company aims to secure a larger enterprise market share through professional-grade artificial general intelligence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mobile-paragraph-size leading-relaxed mb-6 text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300\">Suleyman&#8217;s comments follow increased corporate AI adoption across multiple industries. 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We may get a commission from retail offers.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm font-semibold text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 uppercase tracking-wide mb-4 border-b border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 pb-2\">Related Stories<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mobile-paragraph-size leading-relaxed mb-6 text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300\">Salesforce&#8217;s Marc Benioff claimed AI already handles up to 50% of his company&#8217;s workload.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mobile-paragraph-size leading-relaxed mb-6 text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300\">Entry-level hiring in AI-exposed jobs dropped 13% since large language models proliferated, according to Stanford Digital Economy Lab research. Software development, customer service and clerical work remain most vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mobile-paragraph-size leading-relaxed mb-6 text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300\">A World Economic Forum report estimated AI, robotics and automation could displace 92 million jobs by 2030 while adding 170 million new roles. 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