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The AI-powered collapse of the American tech workfoce (htxt.co.za)
submitted 1 month ago by Pro@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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  • Over 90 000 employees have been laid off from the global technology industry in 2025 so far.
  • Over 73 percent of all layoffs are taking place in American companies as they embrace AI-powered efficiency.
  • Intel will likely be the biggest firer this year, with an expected over 40 000 positions being cut by the end of the year.
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[โ€“] yuknowhokat@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (7 children)

If so many jobs move from actual humans to AI what happens to those humans who lose their jobs? It takes far fewer people to maintain an AI instance than the number of people it took to do the job. There won't be enough other jobs for people to do so does this mean that universal basic income becomes a thing? This would of course require much higher taxes on the most profitable companies.

[โ€“] Coreidan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Good question. When companies start laying off everyone because AI takes over, then how will their customers afford to buy their products?

What good is their AI when they no longer have customers?

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