Dark Humor of AI Managing AI Layoffs
Justgototheeffinmoon · reddit · 2026-07-14
This is a satirical post about the AI industry: a software infrastructure company first laid off engineers responsible for monitoring AI, only to hire more senior engineers to monitor the "AI that monitors the AI."
Details include: The 7 laid-off engineers had salaries around $310k–$380k, while the 3 newly hired Principal Engineers have a base salary of $420k plus equity. Ironicly, the company used an AI notification system to send the layoff letters, opening with the classic "I wanted to reach out to you personally."
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