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Most white-collar tasks done at a computer will be fully automated by AI within 12 to 18 months.

Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft · made February 2026 · target Aug 2027 · Open

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So, white-collar work, where you're sitting down at a computer [...] most of those tasks will be fully automated by an AI within the next 12 to 18 months.
Mustafa Suleyman, Yahoo Finance (Tom's Hardware syndication) (the quote as reported there). [...] marks words left out.

The prediction

Who
Mustafa Suleyman, CEO, Microsoft AI
Made
February 2026
Target
Aug 15, 2027 (stated as "within the next 12 to 18 months")
Status
Openin 11 months
Source
Yahoo Finance (Tom's Hardware syndication) Secondary: a report of what they said
Topics
Jobs,AGI

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