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2 days

Meta is using its own employees' activity to train AI, and laying off 8,000 of them at the same time

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    • Spacehooks@reddthat.comEnglish
      11 minutes

      So who’s going to maintain the AI once its trained? Like is the plan its going to be perfect or something?

      • Photonic@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2 days

        They should have known better than to work for Evil Inc.

        • mydude@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2 days

          Don’t worry, AI will provide more jobs than it will take away /s

            • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              18 minutes

              You gotta wait for the tech debt to pile up first.

              • hitmyspot@aussie.zoneEnglish
                1 day

                That’s been true of every other productivity improvement, so it should hold true. However, the jobs created don’t necessarily go to those that lost them. And, why are we looking to use productivity gains to increase jobs instead of reducing hours?

                  • mydude@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    2 hours

                    Here’s a curated list of 50 hyperlinks to news stories and reports where AI was cited as a major factor in large-scale job layoffs. These examples span tech, finance, logistics, and other industries, with layoffs ranging from hundreds to tens of thousands of employees.

                    Tech Industry

                    1. CBS News: AI emerges as a top cause of layoffs, accounting for 26% of April 2026 job cuts
                    2. The Independent: Companies blame AI for job cuts for second month in a row
                    3. AP News: Cisco to cut under 4,000 jobs (5% of workforce) due to AI focus
                    4. Forbes: AI is the main driver behind layoffs for the second month in a row
                    5. World Socialist Web Site: How workers can fight the wave of AI layoffs
                    6. AP News: Block (Square/Cash App) lays off 40% of workforce, citing AI
                    7. AP News: Meta to lay off 8,000 workers (10% of workforce) amid AI ramp-up
                    8. AP News: Microsoft lays off 15,000 workers in 2025, cites AI era
                    9. AP News: Amazon cuts 16,000 corporate jobs, cites AI-driven efficiency
                    10. AP News: Google raises AI budget to $85B, announces layoffs
                    11. AFP: Snapchat parent Snap cuts 1,000 jobs (16% of workforce), citing AI efficiency
                    12. AP News: Pinterest lays off 15% of workforce, pivots to AI
                    13. AP News: CrowdStrike cuts 5% of workforce, doubles down on AI
                    14. AP News: Autodesk cuts 1,350 jobs (9% of workforce), shifts to AI
                    15. AP News: Workday CEO cites AI in mass layoffs
                    16. AP News: Tata Consultancy Services (India) lays off 12,000 (2% of workforce), cites AI
                    17. AP News: Recruit Holdings (Indeed/Glassdoor) cuts 1,300 jobs, cites AI
                    18. AP News: Salesforce lays off 4,000 customer support workers, AI now handles 50% of work
                    19. AP News: Oracle eliminates up to 30,000 jobs, including workers who trained AI systems
                    20. AP News: Cloudflare lays off 1,100 (20% of workforce), cites “agentic AI era”

                    Finance & Consulting

                    1. AP News: Morgan Stanley lays off 2,500 (3% of workforce)
                    2. Programs.com: SAP lays off ~1,300, shifts to “Business AI”
                    3. Programs.com: ING Bank cuts up to 1,000 jobs due to AI/digital banking
                    4. AP News: Dow Inc. cuts 4,500 jobs, emphasizes AI/automation
                    5. Programs.com: Intel announces 24,000 layoffs, redirects capital to AI chips

                    Logistics & Transportation

                    1. AP News: UPS cuts 30,000 jobs, cites automation/AI
                    2. AP News: Lufthansa Group to shed 4,000 jobs by 2030, cites AI/digitalization
                    3. AP News: C.H. Robinson cuts 1,400 jobs after AI-driven tools rollout

                    Retail & E-Commerce

                    1. AP News: Amazon cuts 30,000+ jobs since 2025, cites AI-driven efficiency
                    2. AP News: Procter & Gamble cuts 7,000 jobs (6% of workforce), cites restructuring/AI

                    Manufacturing & Automotive

                    1. AP News: General Motors lays off 1,700+ workers, adjusts to EV/AI shifts
                    2. AP News: Volkswagen aims for 50,000 cuts by 2030, cites automation/AI
                    3. AP News: Renault cuts 15-20% of engineering workforce, cites AI

                    Media & Entertainment

                    1. AFP: “Stop hiring humans?” Silicon Valley confronts AI job panic

                    Government & Public Sector

                    1. AP News: Federal government cuts thousands of jobs under Trump administration

                    Other Notable Cases

                    1. AP News: Home Depot eliminates 800 corporate roles, cites agility (not AI) (Included for contrast)
                    2. AP News: Peloton cuts 11% of workforce, cites cost-cutting (Included for contrast)
                    3. Programs.com: Expedia lays off workers, cites AI-driven restructuring
                    4. Programs.com: Pinterest lays off workers, pivots to AI
                    5. AP News: Coinbase CEO cites AI in layoffs, teams reduced to “singular people”
                    6. AP News: Allbirds pivots to AI, stock surges 600% after layoffs
                    7. AP News: Meta hires elite AI scientists while laying off thousands
                    8. AP News: Microsoft layoffs improve profit margin outlook for AI era
                    9. AP News: Google raises AI budget to $85B, announces layoffs
                    10. AP News: Amazon’s AI-driven layoffs: 30,000+ jobs cut since 2025
                    11. AP News: UPS cuts 68,000 jobs through automation/AI
                    12. AP News: Spirit Airlines collapses, 17,000 jobs lost (AI indirectly cited)
                    13. Programs.com: Intel redirects $145B to AI infrastructure, lays off 24,000
                    14. AP News: Meta’s $145B AI infrastructure spend, 8,000 layoffs
                    15. AP News: Microsoft’s first voluntary buyout program targets 8,750 workers

                    Would you like me to refine the list further (e.g., by industry, date, or company size) or provide additional details for any of these cases?

                      • lightsblinken@lemmy.worldEnglish
                        1 hour

                        nice curation, thanks for your efforts!

                  • oyzmo@piefed.socialEnglish
                    1 day

                    Our AI has emptied everything from you, you are sucked dry so we throw you away. Next!

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