AI The New Backdoor Layoff
AI as backdoor layoff: Companies use AI efficiency gains as PR cover for not hiring. Same result, better optics. See the pattern.
Analysis of workforce reduction trends in technology, examining causes, execution strategies, market impacts, and human consequences. How companies manage layoffs and broader implications for industry employment.
AI as backdoor layoff: Companies use AI efficiency gains as PR cover for not hiring. Same result, better optics. See the pattern.
Meta cutting 600 AI roles while hiring for superintelligence. The restructuring signals a shift from research to products—and a clearer vision of what matters.
October 2025: 153,074 job cuts, worst in 22 years. AI cited for 31,039 cuts. But the data shows most companies aren't replacing workers with automation—they're using 'AI' as PR cover for pandemic overcorrection.