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Meta and Microsoft have joined the tech layoff tsunami – but is AI really to blame?

  • Written by Kai Riemer, Professor of Information Technology and Organisation, University of Sydney
Meta and Microsoft have joined the tech layoff tsunami – but is AI really to blame?Dimitri Otis / Getty Images

Meta and Microsoft are the latest software companies to announce big cuts to their global workforce. Both companies are also making big investments in artificial intelligence (AI).

The link seems obvious. Meta’s chief people officer, Janelle Gale, said the job cuts – about 10% of staff or almost 8,000 workers...

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