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General Motors lays off 600 IT workers to hire AI specialists
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Event summary
General Motors has laid off approximately 600 salaried IT workers, representing over 10% of its IT department, to hire replacements with AI-specific skill sets. This talent swap, confirmed on May 11, focuses on roles in AI-native development, data engineering, cloud engineering, and prompt engineering. This follows a previous round of 1,000 software job cuts in 2024, signaling GM's strategic shift towards integrating AI, particularly in autonomous driving, spearheaded by the 2025 appointment of autonomous vehicle expert Sterling Anderson as chief product officer.