Microsoft began laying off about 6,000 workers Tuesday, nearly 3% of its entire workforce and its largest job cuts in more than two years as the company spends heavily on artificial intelligence.

Microsoft is cutting roughly 3% of its global workforce as the company shifts more resources toward the race to develop advanced artificial intelligence, the company confirmed on Tuesday.

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Tuesday’s layoffs will be the largest wave since 2023, when Microsoft announced it was cutting 10,000 employees. More than 3,000 Seattle-area Microsoft employees were laid off in 2023.