Technology

Employment trends and layoff analytics for the Technology industry.

500
Total Affected
Since Jan 2024
1
Layoff Events
Across all companies
1
Companies
With layoffs
500
Avg per Event
Employees affected
0
Confirmed
Company verified events
0
Multi-Source
Multiple source verification
0
Severance Data
With severance information

Layoffs Over Time

By Sector

Technology
500

Most Common Reasons

xAI underwent a strategic restructuring, laying off approximately 500 generalist AI tutors from its data annotation team. This move is a pivot to accelerate the expansion and prioritization of specialist AI tutors with domain-specific expertise (e.g., STEM, coding, finance, law, media, Grok personality experts) to enhance the Grok chatbot's performance and adaptability. The company aims to increase its specialist AI tutor team tenfold, reflecting a broader industry trend towards niche applications and a reallocation of resources towards higher strategic priority areas, reducing dependence on manual data annotation due to advancements in AI automation and model training efficiency.
1 event

Most Affected Departments

Data Annotation Team
500
Generalist AI Tutors
500

Companies in Technology

xAI
500 employees affected · 1 event · Technology

Recent Layoff Events

DateCompanyEmployeesReason
Sep 13, 2025
xAI
500 (33.3%)
xAI underwent a strategic restructuring, laying off approximately 500 generalist AI tutors from its data annotation team. This move is a pivot to accelerate the expansion and prioritization of specialist AI tutors with domain-specific expertise (e.g., STEM, coding, finance, law, media, Grok personality experts) to enhance the Grok chatbot's performance and adaptability. The company aims to increase its specialist AI tutor team tenfold, reflecting a broader industry trend towards niche applications and a reallocation of resources towards higher strategic priority areas, reducing dependence on manual data annotation due to advancements in AI automation and model training efficiency.