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AI it's reshaping entire org charts. Six months into 2025, over 50,000 tech workers have been laid off.. Microsoft. Meta. Google. IBM. Chegg. PwC. All cutting teams—not to save money, but to rewire the machine. ▪️ 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁 let go of 6,000+ employees, including a senior engineer who spent 18 years optimizing TypeScript. Meanwhile, Satya Nadella says 30% of their code is now AI-written ▪️ 𝗜𝗕𝗠 replaced HR staff with chatbots, but is hiring more engineers and salespeople ▪️ 𝗗𝘂𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗼 cut 10% of its team as it pivots to “AI-first” ▪️ 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗴𝗴 lost 22% of its workforce as AI disrupts edtech According to Deedy Das (Menlo Ventures), this isn’t automation—it’s reallocation. Companies are clearing headcount to fund massive AI infrastructure bets. In short: They’re not laying off because of AI. They’re laying off for AI. As AI becomes the new foundation layer, every role is being re-evaluated. What used to take 10 people can now scale with 3—and 10x faster. Thoughts? Join 80,000+ founders and VCs who receive these insights in my weekly newsletter: https://lnkd.in/dScY_5k3
AI sounds like the perfect excuse to downsize.
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My comments on this: When I arrived 35 years ago, coming from Europe, I marveled at the customer service of American companies. 24/7, you could speak to a live person and usually resolve the matter within a few minutes. Nowadays, you spend 30 minutes fighting with a voice recognition system or chatbot that does not understand what you want. Where is the progress ? In that domain it certainly went downhill by a lot.
Massive transformation. Just the beginning. We know a few things. Many unanswered questions yet. It is a scary privilege to witness this, and to be part of it.
Also the Dell one is a pivot to AI, not from AI.
bloody cost cutting justified by ai which does not work
“The content of any medium is always another medium.” ~ McLuhan. Maybe some of these laid off coders can now turn their attention to the next killer ap that topples these behemoths.
If your org chart still looks like it did pre-2023, you’re not evolving—you’re waiting to be outpaced.
This is such a sharp breakdown, Rubén Domínguez Ibar The shift we're seeing isn't just technological—it’s philosophical. AI is forcing companies to rethink how value is created and delivered. It’s not just about replacing jobs, it’s about redefining workflows. Where traditional orgs relied on layers of coordination, AI-native teams rely on speed, autonomy, and strategic leverage. Edward Kreiman point hits hard too: it’s not just about fewer people—it’s about less friction. The best founders will treat AI not as a tool, but as a teammate, reshaping not only org charts but org dynamics. The question isn’t “who will AI replace?” but “what kind of companies will thrive when AI becomes default infrastructure?”
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