对仔细聆听过去几年微软首席执行官萨蒂亚·纳德拉言论的人来说，本周是迄今为止最明确的信号，表明人工智能即将从根本上改变微软员工规模。微软目前正向美国、英国、加拿大和印度约6万名员工提供自愿买断方案。
To anyone listening closely to what Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has been saying over the past couple of years, this week felt like the clearest sign yet that AI is about to fundamentally change the size of Microsoft's workforce. Microsoft is now offering voluntary buyouts to around 60,000 employees across the US, UK, Canada, and India.
这是公司首次向如此多的员工提出此类方案，规模远超今年早些时候仅限约9千名员工的退休优惠。这是公司为避免通过降低运营成本而削减对AI基础设施投资的持续努力的一部分。
It's the first time the company has presented such an offer to so many employees, expanding greatly upon the retirement offer that was limited to around 9,000 employees earlier this year. It's all part of an ongoing effort to avoid reducing investment in AI infrastructure by lowering Microsoft's operating cos …