More than 5500 people were laid off just two weeks after the New Year! Silicon Valley in the United States faces a cruel choice between AI and humanity
六月清晨搅
发表于 2024-1-14 12:11:48
306
0
0
In 2024, it is still not very friendly for technology workers. In less than two weeks, the number of employees planned to be laid off in Silicon Valley in the United States has reached over 5500.
Technology giants Google and Amazon both announced large-scale layoffs this week, affecting numerous departments. In addition, social media platform Discord announced a 17% layoff, gaming service provider Unity Software announced a 25% layoff, and language learning application Duolingo announced the layoff of 10% of its regular employees.
According to Layoff. fyi data, in 2024, over 5500 employees in the US technology industry were unemployed. In 2023, the technology industry laid off a total of 262682 employees, while in 2022, the number of layoffs was 164969.
It is worth noting that while layoffs are occurring, Silicon Valley is continuously increasing its investment in artificial intelligence. Although major companies are trying to weaken the relationship between the two, people are concerned about the tendency of artificial intelligence technology to take away the living space of labor. AI has become an important reference factor in the company's human resources plan.
AI becomes an important reason
In the months leading up to the revocation of hundreds of positions, Google and Amazon each invested billions of dollars in the AI startup, Antitopic. Google and another company, Duolingo, have revealed that they are seeking to mobilize other resources to harness the prosperity brought by artificial intelligence, and human resources are clearly the one being mobilized.
Google Software Engineer and Alphabet Workers Union Chairman Parul Koul said that employees who were announced to be laid off this week were shocked when they received the termination email. He criticized Google's redundant and greedy layoffs, which would have the opposite effect.
Google explained that layoffs are aimed at helping teams become more efficient and work better, and it also stated that it is supporting employees in finding new jobs.
Roger Lee, founder of Layoffs. fyi, pointed out that some of the layoffs in the technology industry are related to historical legacy issues. During the pandemic, due to fiscal overheating, the industry recruited redundant manpower, and now the entire industry is correcting this excessive recruitment problem.
In addition, Lee also stated that the high interest rate environment and the sluggish technology industry are important reasons for companies to adjust their strategies. However, even if these factors exist, artificial intelligence does play an increasingly important role in the wave of layoffs.
CandyLake.com 系信息发布平台,仅提供信息存储空间服务。
声明:该文观点仅代表作者本人,本文不代表CandyLake.com立场,且不构成建议,请谨慎对待。
声明:该文观点仅代表作者本人,本文不代表CandyLake.com立场,且不构成建议,请谨慎对待。
猜你喜欢
- US Food and Drug Administration responds to reporter: McDonald's onion supplier has initiated voluntary recall to confirm other affected companies
- Alibaba's latest announcement! Reached a settlement agreement on the class action lawsuit of US shareholders
- Boeing Union negotiates with US Department of Labor to restart salary negotiations with Boeing
- The US ITC has officially launched a 337 investigation into TOPCon solar cells, modules, panels, modules, and downstream products
- The US presidential election is approaching and the market is experiencing a huge shock! Traders are watching from the sidelines
- The third largest public pension fund in the United States reduced its holdings of Apple, Nvidia, and others in the third quarter
- High housing prices, average age of US homebuyers jumps to 56 years old
- Boeing workers accept new salary agreement, ending 7-week strike
- The McDonald's E. coli contamination incident in the United States has caused over 100 people to be infected
- The number of employees in Starbucks' US stores continues to decline due to the policy of 'adding stores but not adding people'
-
11月21日、2024世界インターネット大会烏鎮サミットで、創業者、CEOの周源氏が大会デジタル教育フォーラムとインターネット企業家フォーラムでそれぞれ講演、発言したことを知っている。周源氏によると、デジタル教 ...
- 不正经的工程师
- 昨天 16:36
- 支持
- 反对
- 回复
- 收藏
-
アリババは、26億5000万ドルのドル建て優先無担保手形と170億元の人民元建て優先無担保手形の定価を発表した。ドル債の発行は2024年11月26日に終了する予定です。人民元債券の発行は2024年11月28日に終了する予定だ ...
- SOGO
- 3 天前
- 支持
- 反对
- 回复
- 收藏
-
スターバックスが中国事業の株式売却の可能性を検討していることが明らかになった。 11月21日、外国メディアによると、スターバックスは中国事業の株式売却を検討している。関係者によると、スターバックスは中国事 ...
- 献世八宝掌
- 前天 16:29
- 支持
- 反对
- 回复
- 收藏
-
【意法半導体CEO:中国市場は非常に重要で華虹と協力を展開】北京時間11月21日、意法半導体(STM.N)は投資家活動の現場で、同社が中国ウェハー代工場の華虹公司(688347.SH)と協力していると発表した。伊仏半導体 ...
- 黄俊琼
- 前天 14:29
- 支持
- 反对
- 回复
- 收藏