‘Pause all H-1Bs,’ say American techies, sparking fierce online debate over US jobs

A recent post on TeamBlind is breaking down the recent layoffs situation in the tech industry. The US tech industry has already seen more than 80,000 layoffs. Corporate leaders have increasingly pointed to artificial intelligence as a contributing factor. According to the poster, in June, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said there would “be fewer people doing some of the jobs that the technology actually starts to automate.”