Google Layoffs: Over 200 Gemini and AI Overviews contractors axed in ‘ramp-down’ effort, says report

Tech giant Google has reportedly laid off more than 200 contractors working on its artificial intelligence projects, including Gemini and AI Overviews, sparking concerns over job security, low pay, and retaliation against unionisation efforts.

Google Layoffs: Sudden Cuts Without Warning
More than 200 workers hired to train and refine Google’s AI systems were abruptly terminated last month, according to multiple sources who spoke to WIRED.