If you spend your workday sitting at a computer, Mustafa Suleyman has a message for you: your job is about to get a lot different. Or possibly disappear entirely.
The CEO of Microsoft AI predicts that artificial intelligence will reach human-level performance in nearly all professional tasks within 12 to 18 months, effectively automating the bulk of white-collar work.
The prediction and who it targets
Suleyman’s forecast specifically names four job categories as most vulnerable to automation: accounting, legal, marketing, and project management. According to Fortune’s reporting on his comments, these are the roles he sees AI swallowing first, precisely because they’re performed almost entirely on computers with structured inputs and measurable outputs.
He’s also pushing a broader vision for AI accessibility. Suleyman has suggested that building an AI model should eventually be as easy as starting a blog, indicating a shift towards individualized AI solutions in workplaces.
