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.
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
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