[throwaway2729]

They are the only company that has not done layoffs. This is their way of doing layoffs without paying severance. Other companies are doing this as well including mine. I hope they all crash and burn when the job market recovers. Apple's AI talent will leave in droves to startups.

[eyelidlessness]

Alienating your employees who have the most job mobility isn’t back door layoffs. If they had excess staff like others, which by all accounts they didn’t hire at the same rates, they would have done layoffs by now too. This is just them gambling that their preferred management dictate won’t cause too much attrition.

[x86x87]

Agree. This is a stupid way to get rid of your best people.

[lotsofpulp]

If Apple employs anyone working on “AI”, I would not describe them as having any talent.

At least not based on Siri’s usefulness.

[photonbeam]

Apple has deep pockets though, startups could struggle to compete with that