Programmers bore the brunt of Microsoft’s layoffs in its dwelling state as AI writes as much as 30% of its code

Coders have been hit hardest amongst Microsoft’s 2,000-person layoff in its dwelling state of Washington, Bloomberg studies.

Over 40% of the individuals laid off have been in software program engineering, making it by far the most important class, Bloomberg discovered based mostly on state filings. Relatively few gross sales or advertising and marketing positions have been affected, Bloomberg added. 

To be truthful, coders are a giant chunk of Microsoft’s workforce, though it doesn’t disclose the precise proportion. The cuts are a part of latest layoffs at Microsoft affecting about 6,000 individuals.

Still, these cuts come after CEO Satya Nadella mentioned final month that as much as 30% of the corporate’s code was now written by AI. 

TechCrunch requested Microsoft if the layoffs have been motivated by the rise of AI-assisted coding. The tech big declined to remark. Microsoft has mentioned the layoffs are geared toward decreasing administration layers.