Patreon is laying off 20 percent of workers

Patreon is laying off 20 percent of its workforce, or around 93 employees, CEO Jack Conte announced in a memo. Conte said the cuts are not because AI replaces humans but because AI has "fundamentally transformed the tech industry, including how we work, how we build products, how we communicate, and more." The layoffs come as Patreon embraces AI tools internally to better serve creators.

Patreon is laying off 20 percent of workers By Emma RothSource: The Verge AI https://www.theverge.com Patreon is laying off 20 percent of its workers, or around 93 employees, as reported earlier by 404 Media https://www.404media.co/patreon-lays-off-20-percent-of-its-workforce/ . In a memo to employees, Patreon CEO Jack Conte writes that the company https://www.patreon.com/jackconte/posts/painful-update-164628951 isn't making these changes "because we believe AI replaces humans," but says AI has "fundamentally transformed the tech industry, including how we work, how we build products, how we communicate, and more." That shift has changed "how we operate and organize," Conte writes. During an interview on Decoder, last month https://www.theverge.com/podcast/952607/patreon-ceo-jack-conte , Conte laid out his stance on AI, saying that the company is "100 percent embracing" AI tools internally to continue serving creators: If Patreon doe … Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.