Bavarian-based enterprise Linux distribution vendor SUSE is laying off 10% of its global workforce as a result of AI and automation.
SUSE CEO Dirk-Peter van Leeuwen sent out an internal memo to its staff that AI and automation are leading to changes in the industry… and resulting in a 10% global workforce reduction at SUSE. Those affected are set to be notified beginning tomorrow, 4 November.
These layoffs follow voluntary separation offers sent out in September albeit not with enough uptake to satisfy management.
The unfortunate state of the industry.
No, it’s laying them off because it’s November and it will juice their financials. AI is a convenient scapegoat
Evidence for this besides hopes and dreams?
Always has been. It never made sense to layoff people because of AI, when there’s too much work to do, and you can always use the increased productivity to get more work done.
they’re laying off people who have little to nothing to do with ai – they’re expendable/sacrificial lambs.