Anonymousabout 1 hour ago
General Motors laid off 500 to 600 salaried IT workers on May 11, 2026, concentrated in Austin, Texas and Warren, Michigan, framing the cuts as a workforce skills swap to bring in AI-focused talent. But with only 83 open positions posted to replace 600 eliminated roles, and a new Gartner study finding no correlation between AI-driven layoffs and improved returns, the restructuring raises questions about whether the AI rationale is a genuine strategic pivot or cost-cutting dressed in technological clothing.