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231 AI Gets the Blame for 55,000 Layoffs in 2025

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AJ Dellinger @ Gizmodo · 12/23/2025 14:05 EDT

AI Gets the Blame for 55,000 Layoffs in 2025

In 2025, if you wanted to do layoffs, AI was a great option for pinning the blame.

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