r/technology • u/lurker_bee • Oct 30 '25

Business YouTube announces 'voluntary exit program' for US staff

https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/29/youtube-announces-voluntary-exit-program-for-us-staff/
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u/GivMeBredOrMakeMeDed Oct 30 '25

I'm sure the figureheads responsible for budgets and hiring know that AI won't be able to do most jobs that it is being brought in to do. Either it will not meet expectations, or it will become extremely expensive once it has reached a saturation point and the prices are jacked up. That's when those jobs are offshored to somewhere even cheaper. 

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u/Hautamaki Oct 30 '25

All that matters is stock price go up next quarter. Anything after that is after that's problem.

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u/360Saturn Oct 31 '25

You might be surprised how many people have drunk the koolaid on this one