Workforce analysts are calling it the “AI employment paradox” - companies are posting record revenues and simultaneously cutting headcount, redirecting the savings into AI infrastructure. The numbers from Q1 2026 are hard to ignore: Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Google: $700B+ combined AI capex this year - nearly double 2025 92,272 tech workers laid off across 98 companies so far this year AI cited in 13% of all job cuts in 2026, up from 5% in 2025, and likely undercounted What’s interesting is that AI is still only the 5th most common stated reason for cuts. Companies list restructuring and market conditions first. But the spending and the cuts keep arriving together. Source: https://www.newsnationnow.com/business/your-money/tech-layoffs-surge-ai-spending/ and https://sherwood.news/tech/alphabet-amazon-microsoft-meta-plan-more-than-700-billion-on-capex-this-year/ Here’s a full breakdown with all the data if you want to dig deeper: https://youtu.be/_oxQfPnl_eQ Is this the structural shift, or is there still a “rebalancing completes and hiring resumes” scenario that plays out? submitted by /u/MaJoR_-_007
Originally posted by u/MaJoR_-_007 on r/ArtificialInteligence