<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Microsoft, on a day of mass layoffs within the company and the gaming industry, invited developers to an AI roundtable to discuss making game development more efficient.</li><li>The layoffs at Xbox and related gaming companies coincided with invitations to a roundtable on AI at Gamescom 2025, raising concerns about the timing and sensitivity of the invite.</li><li>Microsoft is heavily investing in AI technology with a focus on its profitability and long-term strategy, potentially using Xbox cuts to fund this endeavor.</li><li>There are growing fears within the gaming industry that AI could disrupt game development by enabling cost-cutting measures and reducing the need for human creativity.</li></ul>

Xbox Invites Developers To AI Roundtable The Same Day It Does Mass Layoffs

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