Meta laid off 8,000 employees including high-performing engineers as AI tools doubled productivity for remaining staff and resources shifted to data center construction
Observers expect many displaced engineers to form new startups.
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#1670Kim-Mai Cutler@KIMMAICUTLER
Chips on shoulders put….
We're going to see a large number of new startups based on all these META layoffs... ... super talented people being cut because, well, AI is making folks twice as efficient, and a giant data center is considered a better investment than [ checks notes ], talented people.
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