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layoff which impacted 20% of its staff at the time. Spiegel's comments on Wednesday are the first time he has pointed to AI as an explanation for staffing decisions. This year, activist investor Irenic
tech companies that have carried out mass layoffs amid the AI boom. Microsoft, Amazon, [Oracle](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/01/us-tech-firm-oracle-cuts-thousands-of-jobs-as-it-steps-up-ai-spending-larry-ellison), Jack Dorsey’s financial services firm Block and others have cut tens of thousands of jobs while
Tech and Allied Workers (UTAW). These latest developments mark a notable shift in the mood at the world’s largest social media company. In the past, Meta employees have been outspoken and criticized management – including
layoffs over the past year. [](https://www.npr.org/2025/09/04/nx-s1-5529431/pbs-cuts-15-of-jobs-in-wake-of-federal-funding-cut) ### [News](https://www.npr.org/sections/news/) ### [PBS cuts
tech workers. Sama, a company based in Nairobi to which Meta outsourced content moderation and AI training work, announced on Thursday that the workers were being laid off after Meta terminated a contract. That came
layoffs on AI over the last year. But some experts have suggested the technology is being used as a scapegoat for reducing headcount after a post-Covid hiring spree by many big corporates. Overestimating chatbots
impacts on society. "The world needs to do some thinking and we need to eventually develop some new regulations that allow us to be confident in these systems," he said. Already, Anthropic's popular chatbot