{"id":32498,"date":"2025-07-07T21:46:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T21:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/xbox-producer-suggests-laid-off-staff-use-ai-to-deal-with-emotions\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T21:46:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T21:46:33","slug":"xbox-producer-suggests-laid-off-staff-use-ai-to-deal-with-emotions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/xbox-producer-suggests-laid-off-staff-use-ai-to-deal-with-emotions\/","title":{"rendered":"Xbox producer suggests laid-off staff use AI to deal with emotions"},"content":{"rendered":"


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An Xbox producer has faced a backlash after suggesting laid-off employees should use artificial intelligence to deal with emotions in a now deleted LinkedIn post.<\/p>\n

Matt Turnbull, an executive producer at Xbox Game Studios Publishing, wrote the post after Microsoft confirmed it would lay off up to 9,000 workers, in a wave of job cuts this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The post, which was captured in a screenshot by tech news site Aftermath<\/a>, shows Mr Turnbull suggesting tools like ChatGPT or Copilot to “help reduce the emotional and cognitive load that comes with job loss.”<\/p>\n

One X user called it “plain disgusting” while another said it left them “speechless”. The BBC has contacted Microsoft, which owns Xbox, for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Microsoft previously said several of its divisions would be affected without specifying which ones but reports suggest that its Xbox video gaming unit will be hit.<\/p>\n

Microsoft has set out plans to invest heavily in artificial intelligence (AI), and is spending $80bn (\u00a368.6bn) in huge data centres to train AI models.<\/p>\n

Mr Turnbull acknowledged the difficulty of job cuts in his post and said “if you’re navigating a layoff or even quietly preparing for one, you’re not alone and you don’t have to go it alone”.<\/p>\n

He wrote that he was aware AI tools can cause “strong feelings in people” but wanted to try and offer the “best advice” under the circumstances.<\/p>\n

The Xbox producer said he’d been “experimenting with ways to use LLM Al tools” and suggested some prompts to enter into AI software.<\/p>\n

These included career planning prompts, resume and LinkedIn help, and questions to ask for advice on emotional clarity and confidence.<\/p>\n

“If this helps, feel free to share with others in your network,” he wrote.<\/p>\n

The Microsoft cuts would equate to 4% of Microsoft’s 228,000-strong global workforce.<\/p>\n

Some video game projects have reportedly been affected by the cuts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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