Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Yet another headline that pairs job loss with AI (General Motors edition)

 
Top headline:  TUM Partners of Excellence, 12/5/2024
Bottom headline:  CNBC, 5/12/2026

An ominous email about an oddly timed 15-minute virtual meeting. A scripted message from human resources. And an abrupt end to that meeting, as well as their job. 
That’s how General Motors employees who were laid off Monday by the Detroit automaker described their jobs being terminated to CNBC. 
“No appreciation or empathy. No questions. Nothing,” said a data analyst who worked for more than a decade at the automaker. 
The layoffs affect about 500 to 600 employees, largely in information technology roles in Austin, Texas, and Warren, Michigan, according to a person at GM familiar with the layoffs who asked not to be named in order to speak about details that had not been made public. The layoffs came as the automaker reevaluates its workforce needs and cuts costs amid uncertain market conditions.  [emphasis added]
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