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40% of microsoft’s layoff were software engineers. AI writes 30% of MSFT code

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/15/programmers-bore-the-brunt...
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Doubtless they had a lot of redundant programmers just bidin...
Oh, you travel?
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Are you talking about Gen X
cowgod
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but at what cost
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Lol probably like 5% of these jobs are getting replaced by A...
Hallmark Channel white chad driving pickup truck
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poa moniker
blow off some steam
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They always offshore things while saying it’s “a...
cowgod
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https://web.archive.org/web/20160508131604/https://www.micro...
CapTTTainFalcon
  05/17/25
And that’s if you don’t get fired because ChatGP...
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scholarship
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Why would you pay Microsoft for the output of an AI? We are ...
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On the upside, it probably included a ton of Indians
peeface
  05/17/25


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Date: May 17th, 2025 9:08 PM
Author: .,.,,..,..,.,..:,,:,...,:::,.,.,:,.,.:.,:.,:.::,.


https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/15/programmers-bore-the-brunt-of-microsofts-layoffs-in-its-home-state-as-ai-writes-up-to-30-of-its-code/

Pretty wild. Meanwhile the AI tools become significantly better every year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5726527&forum_id=2Elisa#48940352)



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Date: May 17th, 2025 9:14 PM
Author: Oh, you travel? ( )

Doubtless they had a lot of redundant programmers just biding time before retirement. Still though - yeah it’s over.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5726527&forum_id=2Elisa#48940358)



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Date: May 17th, 2025 11:08 PM
Author: cowgod ( )

Are you talking about Gen X

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5726527&forum_id=2Elisa#48940520)



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Date: May 17th, 2025 9:15 PM
Author: but at what cost

18000000000000000000000000

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5726527&forum_id=2Elisa#48940359)



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Date: May 17th, 2025 9:16 PM
Author: Hallmark Channel white chad driving pickup truck

Lol probably like 5% of these jobs are getting replaced by AI. The rest are going to Indians

Everyone knows this too

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5726527&forum_id=2Elisa#48940362)



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Date: May 17th, 2025 10:11 PM
Author: blow off some steam

poa moniker

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5726527&forum_id=2Elisa#48940416)



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Date: May 17th, 2025 11:08 PM
Author: cowgod ( )

They always offshore things while saying it’s “automation.”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5726527&forum_id=2Elisa#48940523)



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Date: May 17th, 2025 9:17 PM
Author: CapTTTainFalcon

https://web.archive.org/web/20160508131604/https://www.microsoft.com/global/en-hk/news/publishingimages/ImageGallery/Images/Products/Office/Office365/20131108_01_Print.jpg

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5726527&forum_id=2Elisa#48940364)



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Date: May 17th, 2025 9:20 PM
Author: .,.,,..,..,.,..:,,:,...,:::,.,.,:,.,.:.,:.,:.::,.


And that’s if you don’t get fired because ChatGPT is cheaper and faster.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5726527&forum_id=2Elisa#48940371)



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Date: May 17th, 2025 9:31 PM
Author: scholarship



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5726527&forum_id=2Elisa#48940381)



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Date: May 17th, 2025 9:28 PM
Author: .- .-. . .-. . .--. - .. .-.. .

Why would you pay Microsoft for the output of an AI? We are rocketing to communism.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5726527&forum_id=2Elisa#48940377)



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Date: May 17th, 2025 9:39 PM
Author: peeface

On the upside, it probably included a ton of Indians



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5726527&forum_id=2Elisa#48940388)