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Microsoft Lays Off 1,500 Workers, Blames "AI Wave" (futurism.com)
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[–] PersonalDevKit@aussie.zone 20 points 5 months ago (3 children)

For those looking to get into the IT space, this doesn't seem very promising.

Has anyone else on the ground felt the impacts of these layoffs?

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 26 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Nah, this layoff culture has been happening for a while now, the AI tie-in is just a convenient excuse.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The first part of your statement is true, especially at Microsoft, but the latter part is not. AI is certainly poised to take a lot of jobs, from a lot of hardworking people.

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 4 points 5 months ago

Yeah hardworking people, so IT is pretty safe

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 10 points 5 months ago

Not me personally because I jumped ship from a company before they did massive layoffs. I was lucky but I have friends who have been out of work for months now. It's difficult for them.

[–] TootSweet@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

I work for a traditionally brick-and-mortor-focused company that is honestly still figuring out "the intetnets." I've heard no rumblings about getting swept up in the AI bubble hype.