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US tech layoffs record single-highest month in two years, and more than any other sector — nearly 40,000 get the axe, AI the most cited reason for layoffs (www.tomshardware.com)

submitted 6 days ago by throws_lemy@reddthat.com to c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world

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[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Meanwhile...

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 19 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Makes me wonder if they are using AI as an excuse to lay off employees who cost more due to longevity, so they can quietly hire replacements who are cheaper. That's probably a factor. But I don't know to what degree.

[–] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The linked article specifically claims that salaries for the same positions have gone up

[–] deliriousdreams@fedia.io 3 points 6 days ago

I could see it being possible that some of these AI layoffs that end in rehire just shed a lot of weight and only hire back the ones they actually need. If a company lays off 100 people and hires back 50 at a higher wage, that isn't using AI as a pretext to hire new people at lower wages but that doesn't mean it's not shady still.