Programmers bore the brunt of Microsoft’s layoffs in its home state as AI writes up to 30% of its code

Coders have been hit hardest amongst Microsoft’s 2,000-person layoff in its residence state of Washington, Bloomberg stories.

Over 40% of the individuals laid off have been in software program engineering, making it by far the biggest class, Bloomberg discovered primarily based on state filings. Comparatively few gross sales or advertising positions have been affected, Bloomberg added. 

To be honest, coders are a giant chunk of Microsoft’s workforce, though it doesn’t disclose the precise proportion. The cuts are a part of latest layoffs at Microsoft affecting about 6,000 individuals.

Nonetheless, these cuts come after CEO Satya Nadella stated final month that as much as 30% of the corporate’s code was now written by AI. 

Trendster requested Microsoft if the layoffs have been motivated by the rise of AI-assisted coding. The tech big declined to remark. Microsoft has stated the layoffs are geared toward lowering administration layers.