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BBT #09 Snippet | Meta Is Cutting 20% of Its Workers to Pay for AI — And the Stock Went UP
OpenAI is building a super app that merges ChatGPT, the Atlas browser, and Codex into one desktop tool — with autonomous agent features that can write code, browse the web, and work on your computer without you. Meta is reportedly cutting 20% of its workforce to fund $135 billion in AI spending. Their stock rose 3% on the rumor. And OpenAI's own CEO called the whole wave of tech layoffs "AI-washing."
The same companies building AI are firing people because of it — or at least saying they are. Malcolm and Thomas break down what this means for your career.
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00:00 — Meta's AI…
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