Tech layoffs are at least in part due to the change in R&D deductions on corporate taxes, a software dev is much more expensive now than a couple years ago. (Trump 1 tax code change kicking in recently.) AI is a fig leaf in many cases.
Are we seeing the explosion of jobs created by AI? When it reduces the costs of doing X for everyone, for values of X that involve some aspects of cognition, it may make some things more convenient. But what does it enable that you'd pay money to someone else for as opposed to just do it yourself? My AI-enhanced human travel agent would be competing with my AI travel agent, but my AI travel agent will be cheaper.
Before throwing Trump policies under the bus, we have to consider that lot of entry level jobs, marketing interns etc. is ripe for replacement with Gen AI. Impact of AI cannot be underestimated
Seems like a convenient scapegoat for another report on jobs released today.
Companies that want to do lay-offs can say they've replaced jobs with AI to avoid a hit to share prices or drawing the ire of a government that punishes bad news.
Apparently discussing this report:
https://www.challengergray.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Ch...
Tech layoffs are up 36% YoY and positions are less than half of what they were last year.
The 10k number for “due to AI” seems to be a newly tracked option, since its up 10k from last month.
Tech layoffs are at least in part due to the change in R&D deductions on corporate taxes, a software dev is much more expensive now than a couple years ago. (Trump 1 tax code change kicking in recently.) AI is a fig leaf in many cases.
Are we seeing the explosion of jobs created by AI? When it reduces the costs of doing X for everyone, for values of X that involve some aspects of cognition, it may make some things more convenient. But what does it enable that you'd pay money to someone else for as opposed to just do it yourself? My AI-enhanced human travel agent would be competing with my AI travel agent, but my AI travel agent will be cheaper.
I’d be curious to drill down to a single one of these jobs just to understand. What was the job? How is AI currently doing it?
https://archive.is/7VGHz
And even more new jobs.
Before throwing Trump policies under the bus, we have to consider that lot of entry level jobs, marketing interns etc. is ripe for replacement with Gen AI. Impact of AI cannot be underestimated
Seems like a convenient scapegoat for another report on jobs released today.
Companies that want to do lay-offs can say they've replaced jobs with AI to avoid a hit to share prices or drawing the ire of a government that punishes bad news.