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Cloudflare Lays Off Over 1,100 Employees, Citing AI-Driven Operational Changes

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24d ago· 6 min readenNews

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Cloudflare announced a workforce reduction of over 1,100 employees globally, citing fundamental changes in how the company operates, including a 600%+ increase in AI usage. The company framed the decision around transparency as a core value and positioned it as a major moment for the organization.

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We are writing to let you know directly that we've made the decision to reduce Cloudflare's workforce by more than 1,100 employees globally.

The way we work at Cloudflare has fundamentally changed.

We don't just build and sell AI tools and platforms. We are our own most demanding customer.

Cloudflare's usage of AI has increased by more than 600%

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This afternoon, we sent the following email to our global team. One of our core values at Cloudflare is transparency, and we believe it's important that you hear this directly from us because it’s a major moment at Cloudflare.

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