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Microsoft AI Chief Warns Most White-Collar Jobs Could Be Automated Within 18 Months | Tech News<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-02-12 10:43:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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Last Updated:<\/span>February 12, 2026, 21:13 IST<\/p>\n

Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman also said that as AI technology advances, building new models will become far easier and more accessible.<\/h2>\n

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Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman<\/p>\n

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Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman warned that artificial intelligence could soon automate most white-collar jobs, putting roles such as lawyers, accountants and other knowledge workers at risk within the next year and a half.<\/p>\n

In an interview with the Financial Times, Mustafa Suleyman said Microsoft is pushing to capture a larger share of the enterprise market by developing what he described as \u201cprofessional-grade AGI”- AI systems capable of performing almost everything a human professional can do. These tools, he said, would allow companies to automate routine tasks carried out by people who work primarily on computers.<\/p>\n

Sweeping Workforce Changes Possible<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mustafa Suleyman predicted sweeping changes to the workforce in the near future, arguing that nearly anyone whose job involves sitting in front of a computer could be affected.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhite-collar jobs- those sitting in front of computers, whether lawyers, accountants, project managers or marketers- most of these tasks will be fully automated by AI within the next 12 to 18 months,” he said.<\/p>\n

AI Model Creation To Become Easier<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mustafa Suleyman also said that as AI technology advances, building new models will become far easier and more accessible. He compared the future process of creating AI systems to producing a podcast or writing a blog, suggesting that organisations and individuals will be able to design AI models tailored to their specific needs.<\/p>\n

Looking further ahead, he added that within the next two to three years, AI agents could become significantly more efficient at managing workflows across large institutions.<\/p>\n

Microsoft Aims For \u2018AI Self-Sufficiency\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Microsoft AI chief also indicated that the company plans to double down on developing its own AI models, reducing reliance on OpenAI…<\/p>\n

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