{"podcast":{"title":"Generative AI 101","slug":"generative-ai-101-6932184","podcast_index_feed_id":6932184,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/generativeai101/feed.xml","website_url":"https://generativeai101.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/18828923/2026-Podcast-Cover-GenAI-101-002.jpg","author":"Emily Laird","episode_count":338,"summary":"Welcome to Generative AI 101, your go-to podcast for learning the basics of generative artificial intelligence in easy-to-understand, bite-sized episodes. Join host Emily Laird, AI Integration Technologist and AI lecturer, to explore key concepts, applications, and ethical considerations, making AI accessible for everyone.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-17T00:18:23.945962+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/generative-ai-101-6932184"},"episode":{"title":"Microsoft's 4,800 Layoffs","slug":"microsoft-s-4-800-layoffs","published_at":"2026-07-08T10:13:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/generative-ai-101-6932184/microsoft-s-4-800-layoffs","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/generative-ai-101-6932184","url":"https://generativeai101.podbean.com/e/microsofts-4800-layoffs/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ujbijnfnypfnue9t/MicrosoftAILayoffs.mp3","summary":"Microsoft cut 4,800 jobs, and the savings cover roughly two days of its AI infrastructure spending. Host Emily Laird runs the arithmetic the press release skipped: a $190 billion capex bill, an Xbox division losing 64 cents on every dollar, and a $625 billion backlog where nearly half the money traces back to one cash-burning customer. This is the story of a company growing 18 percent while shedding a trillion dollars in market value. The layoffs were never a savings plan, they were a message. ────────────────── 📑READ DEAN BALL'S ESSAY https://www.hyperdimensional.co/p/what-should-be-done 🎯 JOIN THE AI WEEKLY MEETUPS https://www.uwstout.edu/ai-weekly-meetup 📩 EMAIL REMINDERS FOR THE MEETUPS https://app.e2ma.net/app2/audience/signup/2101263/1779703/ 💬 CONNECT WITH EMILY LAIRD ON LINKEDIN http://www.linkedin.com/in/meet-emily-laird ────────────────── You now know more about Microsoft's recent layoffs than you did before you arrived.","meta_description":"Microsoft cut 4,800 jobs, and the savings cover roughly two days of its AI infrastructure spending. Host Emily Laird runs the arithmetic the press release…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":520,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/generative-ai-101-6932184/episodes/microsoft-s-4-800-layoffs/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/generative-ai-101-6932184/microsoft-s-4-800-layoffs.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}