Microsoft AI CEO predicts 'most, if not all' white-collar tasks will be automated by AI within 18 months

Mustafa Suleyman, the CEO of Microsoft AI.

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• Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman says AI will reach "human-level performance" in white-collar work.
• He predicts most tasks in that field can be automated within the next 12 to 18 months.
• Several leaders in the AI industry have warned of impending mass job replacement.

Microsoft's AI CEO is joining a chorus of executives who say they anticipate widespread job automation driven by artificial intelligence.