WEEKLY ARCHIVE — WEEK 34
AI Layoffs — Week of
August 18, 2025
2 companies cutting jobs — 3,000 total positions eliminated. 100% directly attributed to AI automation.
3,000
Jobs Cut This Week
2
Companies Reporting
100%
AI-Attributed
Twitter/X
AI-ATTRIBUTEDTechGrok AI moderation replacing human Trust & Safety team, continued post-acquisition cuts
Trust & SafetySalesEngineering
Aug 19, 2025 — via The VergeSurvivor Guide →
1,800
JOBS CUT
Coinbase
AI-ATTRIBUTEDTechAI chatbots handling 80% of support volume, reducing live agent requirements
SupportComplianceOperations
Aug 19, 2025 — via CoinDeskSurvivor Guide →
1,200
JOBS CUT
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