sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agoUS tech industry cut 123,653 jobs since January 2026, up 66% from last year during the same period — AI now the most cited reason for cuts by US employers: reportwww.forbes.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1247arrow-down14
arrow-up1243arrow-down1external-linkUS tech industry cut 123,653 jobs since January 2026, up 66% from last year during the same period — AI now the most cited reason for cuts by US employers: reportwww.forbes.comsanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-squareThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·edit-215 days agoApparently they are also hiring back some of them. 29% of firms have already rehired for AI-cut roles, while 55% of executives regret replacing workers with AI. From Big Tech to fast food, the AI revolution promised efficiency—instead, it delivered a costly lesson in human judgment.
minus-square🌸𝓯𝓵𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻🌸@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·15 days agoBut often they’ll rehire for a lower salary or hire offshore.
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·15 days agoare they actually rehiring? the same people and not just indians, south americans, eastern europeans.
minus-squareRothe@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·15 days agoAre those not people?
minus-squareThyTTY@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·15 days agoThe point was those are not the same people
Apparently they are also hiring back some of them.
But often they’ll rehire for a lower salary or hire offshore.
are they actually rehiring? the same people and not just indians, south americans, eastern europeans.
Are those not people?
They’re AI (actual indians)
The point was those are not the same people