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Cloudflare has revealed it will farewell 1,100 staff, due to its current and future use of AI
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That oozes Orwellian “doublespeak,” CEO Matthew Prince and President/COO Michelle Zatlyn used the headline “Building for the future” to share the email they sent to all employees.
Key facts
- The Register imagines that went down well for workers in time zones where employees might avoid their work email outside 9-5, but sneak an early-morning-or-late-night-glance at their personal inboxes
- To rub salt into the wounds of sacked staff, the email went out not long before Cloudflare announced quarterly results that included 34 percent year-over-year revenue growth and guidance for 30
- Cloudflare has revealed it will farewell 1,100 staff, due to its current and future use of AI
- That oozes Orwellian “doublespeak,” CEO Matthew Prince and President/COO Michelle Zatlyn used the headline “Building for the future” to share the email they sent to all employees
Summary
Around 20 percent of staff get an ‘In one hour, you might not work here anymore’ email. Cloudflare has revealed it will farewell 1,100 staff, due to its current and future use of AI. That mail opens: “The team are writing to let you know directly that they've made the decision to reduce Cloudflare’s workforce by more than 1,100 employees globally.” The post explains, “Cloudflare’s usage of AI has increased.