The company crossed the market-cap milestone after its earnings report showed strong growth in its cloud-computing services, bolstered by demand for its AI offerings.

Microsoft has said the spending is crucial to overcoming supply constraints that have hampered its ability to meet soaring AI demand. The fiscal first-quarter capital expenditure estimate of $30 billion surpassed analysts' expectations of $23.75 billion, according to Visible Alpha data.

Microsoft's Azure cloud-computing business delivered another quarter of blockbuster growth on Wednesday, powering revenue above Wall Street's expectations and showcasing the growing returns on its massive artificial intelligence bets.

As you can see, most of the jobs here are so-called “knowledge economy” jobs—careers that involve learning about, analyzing, and communicating specialized information. On the other hand, the jobs that don’t have much AI applicability are decidedly more blue-collar. They are as follows:

While people in the communications field have good reason to be worried, Microsoft has unveiled a study showing which careers are most and least likely to be affected by generative AI. What it avoided saying directly,

This gallery ranks the 20 jobs most at risk of being replaced by AI, based on Microsoft research. It includes the AI applicability score, salary ranges, and how many people are still working in these jobs today.