Microsoft AI boss Mustafa Suleyman recently dropped a bombshell statement that's sending shockwaves through the corporate world: AI could replace most white-collar jobs within the next 12 to 18 months . Yes, you read that right— not in 10 years , not even in 5, but potentially as soon as late 2027. In an exclusive interview with the Financial Times (published around February 12, 2026), Mustafa Suleyman , the CEO of Microsoft AI (and former co-founder of DeepMind and Inflection AI), painted a picture of rapid, game-changing automation. He specifically called out roles that involve sitting in front of a computer all day— lawyers, accountants, project managers, marketers , and similar knowledge workers—as prime targets for full AI takeover. His exact words? “White-collar jobs – those sitting in front of computers, whether lawyers, accountants, project managers, or marketers – most of these tasks will be fully automated by AI within the next 12 to 18 months.” He even went further, des...
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