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Xbox CEO Asha Sharma joins Federal Reserve jobs task force amid layoff scrutiny

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The Federal Reserve has appointed Xbox CEO Asha Sharma to a task force focused on jobs and productivity, specifically examining the economic impact of new technologies like AI. This appointment has drawn scrutiny due to Sharma's recent oversight of mass layoffs affecting 3,200 employees at Xbox. The task force also includes figures like Marc Andreessen and Charles I. Jones, with some observers questioning the critical perspective on AI's labor impact given the composition of the advisory group. AI

IMPACT Raises questions about AI's role in job displacement and the Federal Reserve's approach to understanding its economic consequences.

RANK_REASON Significant appointment of a major tech executive to a government advisory role concerning AI's economic impact. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=4 ai=0.4]

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Xbox CEO Asha Sharma joins Federal Reserve jobs task force amid layoff scrutiny

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COVERAGE [5]

  1. Engadget TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Anna Washenko) ·

    Days after announcing mass layoffs, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma tapped to advise the Federal Reserve on jobs

    That's a choice.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 العربية(AR) · [email protected] ·

    Xbox leader Asha Sharma joins US Federal Reserve committee on productivity and jobs

    قيادية Xbox Asha Sharma تنضم إلى لجنة الاحتياطي الفيدرالي الأمريكي للإنتاجية والوظائف https:// pixelarab.com/%d9%82%d9%8a%d8% a7%d8%af%d9%8a%d8%a9-xbox-asha-sharma-%d8%aa%d9%86%d8%b6%d9%85-%d8%a5%d9%84%d9%89-%d9%84%d8%ac%d9%86%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%ad%d8%aa%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%b…

  3. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Xbox layoffs put Asha Sharma’s new Federal Reserve adviser role under scrutiny, with questions around AI, labor, and Microsoft’s gaming strategy. https:// 0x5f.

    Xbox layoffs put Asha Sharma’s new Federal Reserve adviser role under scrutiny, with questions around AI, labor, and Microsoft’s gaming strategy. https:// 0x5f.sh/t6yref # Xbox # Microsoft # GamingNews # AI # Layoffs

    LINKS gameloop.gg/…/asha-sharma-federal-reserve…
  4. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎮 US Federal Reserve taps Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, who just laid off 3,200 employees, to lead task force on jobs The Federal Reserve says its newly-announced task

    🎮 US Federal Reserve taps Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, who just laid off 3,200 employees, to lead task force on jobs The Federal Reserve says its newly-announced task forces represent a "commitment to price stability and maximum employment." 📰 Source: Latest from PC Gamer 🔗 Link: https:…

    LINKS pcgamer.com/…/us-federal-reserve-taps-xbo…
  5. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎮 Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Joins Federal Reserve Task Force On ‘Jobs And Productivity’ Days After Announcing Mass Layoffs The group will 'assess the economic impact

    🎮 Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Joins Federal Reserve Task Force On ‘Jobs And Productivity’ Days After Announcing Mass Layoffs The group will 'assess the economic impact of new general-purpose technologies' like AI 📰 Source: Kotaku 🔗 Link: https://kotaku.com/xbox-ceo-asha-sharma-joins-fed…

    LINKS kotaku.com/xbox-ceo-asha-sharma-joins-fed…

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