GM lays off 600 IT workers to hire staff with stronger AI skills
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Kirsten Korosec
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Summary
General Motors has laid off approximately 600 IT workers (over 10% of its IT department) as part of a strategic workforce restructuring. The automaker is deliberately replacing employees whose skills are no longer aligned with its future direction, hiring new talent with stronger backgrounds in artificial intelligence, data engineering, cloud computing, and AI-native development. The layoffs were confirmed by GM and first reported by Bloomberg News.
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