Google lays off dozens of workers in Sunnyvale

Google said it plans to laic disconnected dozens of workers astatine its Sunnyvale offices, pursuing occupation reductions astatine different ample tech firms.

Google notified the California Employment Development Department connected Monday that it volition laic disconnected 50 workers successful Sunnyvale, according to a announcement obtained by The Times.

Tech companies are cutting jobs successful mentation for a imaginable recession, arsenic good arsenic anticipating efficiencies gained from artificial intelligence, said Rob Enderle, main expert astatine Oregon-based advisory services steadfast Enderle Group.

“We’re preparing for a spot of a downturn and companies often similar to chopped up of atrocious quality similar that truthful they tin support their financials solid,” helium said.

In August, Salesforce said it chopped 4,000 enactment roles owed to AI helping automate tasks. Other tech businesses, including Intel, Microsoft and Meta person besides reduced unit portion investing much successful AI this year.

CNBC reported connected Wednesday that Google laid disconnected much than 100 radical successful design-related roles successful its unreality division.

In Google’s announcement that it filed with the state, the jobs affected by the cuts included roles successful idiosyncratic experience, bundle engineers and concern programme managers. The layoffs successful the unreality part were archetypal reported by Business Insider.

“AI is beauteous bully astatine coding close present and thing to bash with plan … arsenic agelong arsenic idiosyncratic tin picture what it is they want, that importantly increases the productivity of the folks you person successful design,” Enderle said. “Unless you’re expanding the workload conscionable arsenic dramatically, you’re going to person excessively galore people.”

Google, which is based successful Mountain View, did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

Times unit writer Queenie Wong contributed to this report.