Over 80,000 people lost their jobs across the global tech industry in the first three months of 2026, with nearly half directly attributed to AI-driven restructuring, according to a new report by TradingPlatforms. Oracle, Amazon, Block and Meta led the cuts — but most of these layoffs are funding future AI, not replacing workers today.
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The use of AI is never a purely technical matter: when it enters processes that affect people’s lives, it touches on rights, opportunities, status and freedom"
—Pope Leo XIV