I've read those articles and its fake news, source familiar with the matter bullshit, it has fuck all to do with AI.
They're trying to hide operational costs from section 174 tax code changes, they're gonna pay almost 5 billion more, and with their stock price shooting up, they need to start lobbying while cost cutting to keep investor confidence high.
The jeet stuff is true tho, the market is god awful right now so MS is trying to get away with a ton of shit.