AI Transforms Silicon Valley, Some Tech Workers Face Evaporating Financial Security

AI is transforming Silicon Valley, leading to severe job cuts and evaporating financial security for many tech workers. Layoffs.fyi reports over 800,000 layoffs since 2022, including major reductions at Meta, Microsoft, Oracle, and Amazon. The shift toward AI has disrupted the job market, forcing some former professionals, such as a Meta designer, to leave their careers for warehouse work. This trend affects a demographic previously known for high upward social mobility within the industry.