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What can public and private sector staff do to stay relevant and develop their careers during AI-driven technology layoffs? This is a summary of recent stories and solutions.
June 22, 2025•
Dan Roman
Generated by ChatGpt at a prompt by Dan Lohrmann.
What is actually happening in the high-tech job market as a result of artificial intelligence tools?
Why are there so many recent job cuts by top tech companies?
Where is this trend taking us in the public and private sectors?
Given the advances in generative AI, what can you do to be more successful in your career?
MSN: For high-tech workers, vacation layoffs have been added to uncertainty. “Long-standing Google employees have recently shared their experiences of being fired during maternity leave, adding a personal aspect to the widespread employment cuts affecting the technology sector.
Daily Mail: Jobs Bloodbath becomes a massacre as the world’s largest companies announce large layoffs. “Microsoft plans to cut thousands of jobs to boost its investment in artificial intelligence.
Indian Express: Jobs in highly paid businesses are shrinking. Do AI need to be responsible or do these roles require specialized expertise? – “Many large tech companies have refused to provide specific reasons for the announced job cuts, but tech leaders, and those with considerable power, are increasingly citing artificial intelligence as a key factor in employment and job cuts.”
TechCrunch: Comprehensive list of 2025 technology layoffs – “The technology layoff wave is still kicking in 2025. Last year, we saw over 150,000 job cuts in 549 companies. So far this year, more than 22,000 workers have cut 16,084 across the technology industry.
“We are tracking layoffs in the tech industry in 2025, so we can see the trajectory of reductions and understand the impact of all types of companies on innovation. As companies continue to adopt AI and automation, this tracker is a reminder of the human impact of layoffs.
Why is the transition happening now?
“First, there is a strong belief that AI agents will change the way we all work. Think of agents as software systems that use AI to perform tasks on behalf of users and other systems. Agents communicate what you want (often in natural language), clean the web, summarise the results, engage in deep research. And many of our time-consuming tasks are also present in every company.
“As we deploy more generative AI and agents, we need to change the way we work. There are fewer of the jobs we work today, and more people are doing other kinds of jobs.
“When every company is talking about transformative technology, there is a tightrope walk that every company has to walk, on the one hand, there is total excitement and on the other side there is desperate anxiety.
“Amazon has to give credit for walking that tightrope. CEO Andy Jussy’s internal communication with today’s workforce creates a compelling picture of how AI can reshape the customer experience, change internal workflows, and make a company do something completely new.
“So, while some of that message will look exciting to employees, some of it seems absolutely frightening to those who rely on Amazon for their livelihoods. It’s natural for people to ask what the job means to know not just today, but five years from now, if the skills they’re building are still important and if Amazon is the place to invest in the model.
“Obviously, companies don’t have to hide their ambitions. But if they want to attract and retain the best talent, they have to find a way to balance their growth stories (technology) and contractile stories (people). That’s not easy.
“The story isn’t just ‘this will change everything’. They also have to include “And this is how we bring people in for a ride.” If that’s missing, the message may resonate with investors, but you can stay on the journey with you with the people you want. ”
Is there a silver lining for the AI?
No, I don’t want to put readers into despair. That’s where many people can land if the only thing we’re discussing is recruitment and technology layoffs. AI has many potential positive “stimulating action” messages that can accelerate your technology career.
Final Thoughts
Here are some phrases commonly asked at cybersecurity and technology conferences across the country:
I like the sentiment of this statement, but even so, the job losses announced in mid-2025 are replacing people, at least to some extent.
What’s clear is that we all need to be lifelong learners who are constantly reskilling AI tools to be more efficient, whether in the public or private sector.
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Dan Roman
Daniel J. Roman is an internationally recognized cybersecurity leader, engineer, keynote speaker and author.
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