Comment on 500k tech workers have been laid off since ChatGPT was releasedComments−toomuchtodo8moThey were laid for to optimize profits, replacement by offshore workers, and the aspirational promise of generative AI. Value discovery remains to be seen.Artificial Intelligence and the Labor Market [pdf] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43235781 - March 2025 (2 comments)HN Search: offshoring - https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...https://layoffs.fyi/−toomuchtodo7moAI layoffs are looking more and more like corporate fiction that's masking dark - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46607454 - January 2026
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They were laid for to optimize profits, replacement by offshore workers, and the aspirational promise of generative AI. Value discovery remains to be seen.
Artificial Intelligence and the Labor Market [pdf] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43235781 - March 2025 (2 comments)
HN Search: offshoring - https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...
https://layoffs.fyi/
AI layoffs are looking more and more like corporate fiction that's masking dark - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46607454 - January 2026