Source: CNBC
Summary
CloudFlare, a cloud platform company, announced its first large-scale layoff. According to CEO Matthew Prince, the reason for the layoff is the efficiency gains achieved through artificial intelligence, which has reduced the need for support roles.
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The announcement sounds ambitious.
CloudFlare is letting go of employees due to AI efficiency gains. Because, apparently, AI is now doing the job of humans. Who needs support roles when you have machines? The company claims it doesn’t need as many humans to do the same job. This is what they call “progress”. “Layoffs as a Service” is the new black.
And the best part? This is the first large-scale layoff for CloudFlare. Because, you know, AI is just getting started.
Author: Evan Null
