đĽMicrosoft to Lay Off Thousands to Fund AI PushâEven IT Staff HitđĽ
"Microsoft is going all-in on AIâbut at the cost of thousands of jobs."
"When AI rises, human jobs fall. Even software engineers aren't safe."
đ The Cuts:
1ď¸âŁ 6,000 Layoffs Incoming
Microsoft plans to lay off 6,000 employees, with over 40% of cuts targeting software engineersâthe core of the tech giantâs workforce.
2ď¸âŁ AI Replacing Coders
CEO Satya Nadella revealed that in some projects, up to 30% of code is now written by AI, not humans. The company is using AI tools to both write and analyze code.
3ď¸âŁ $80 Billion for AI
Why the layoffs? Microsoft is pouring $80 billion into AI and data center infrastructure, and senior executives have pledged to tighten spending to support these massive investments.
4ď¸âŁ Not Just Engineers Affected
The cuts also hit product and technical program managers, slashing 600 roles or 30% of that department. Even some AI project managers were let go, according to Bloomberg.
đ¤ The AI Trade-Off:
Microsoft is making a bold bet that machines can outperform humansâat least in writing code. But the real cost might be the humans left behind.
đŹ What Do You Think?
đ Would you trust AI to build your next app?
đ Are tech layoffs the new normal in the AI era?