Microsoft: We still need humans!

Stuart Sumner
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Chief envisioning officer Dave Coplin counters ServiceNow CEO Frank Slootman's claim that IT departments are set for a massive wave of redundancies thanks to automation

Though technology is disrupting the workplace, and some jobs – including roles within IT departments – will become obsolete, humans will continue to be essential. This reassuring view was given ...

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