A growing trend among corporations is to employ AI as a means to reduce staff, aimed primarily at improving profitability, often at the expense of employees. Microsoft has laid off over 15,000 employees while promoting its AI tools, indicating a strategy focused on cost reduction. While AI may replace certain roles, the effectiveness and reliability of AI tools in programming are being called into question, with many developers expressing distrust in their outputs due to time spent rectifying AI errors.
Bosses throughout the world love the idea of using AI to replace employees. Companies deny they're doing this, of course, while simultaneously laying off thousands of workers.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella claims AI tools write up to 30 percent of its software code, yet the company has laid off over 15,000 employees, suggesting a connection.
AI can replace some workers like call center help staff, but it may not save as much money as company executives think due to long-established job outsourcing practices.
According to the 2025 Stack Overflow Developer Survey, 84 percent of programmers now use or plan to use AI tools, but 46 percent don't trust their results.
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