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title: "Microsoft needs 'fewer people, more AI agents' to keep up with OpenAI, Anthropic, says ex-employee as 60,000 get buyout offer"
date: 2026-10-27
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description: "Former Microsoft Entra product manager Merill Fernando says the tech giant needs fewer employees and more AI agents to keep pace with OpenAI and Anthropic, citing organisational silos and slow ..."
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# Microsoft needs 'fewer people, more AI agents' to keep up with OpenAI, Anthropic, says ex-employee as 60,000 get buyout offer

Former Microsoft Entra product manager Merill Fernando says the tech giant needs fewer employees and more AI agents to keep pace with OpenAI and Anthropic, citing organisational silos and slow ...

*Published: 2026-10-27*