6 outlets·6 reports
Patreon cut 20% of its staff. Its CEO insists AI isn’t replacing them.
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
Patreon has announced a 20 percent reduction in its workforce, cutting roughly 93 employees. The company says the layoffs are part of a painful restructuring amid changes in the creator economy. Its CEO has stated that artificial intelligence is not the reason for the cuts.
Written from all 6 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- The Verge·Patreon is laying off 20 percent of workers
- TechMeme·Patreon lays off 20% of its employees, or 93 people, citing a "painful" restructuring due to "profound" changes in the creator economy (Corbin Bolies/Variety)
- TechCrunch·Patreon lays off off 20% of its workforce
- Engadget·Patreon is laying off 20 percent of its staff
- Hacker News·Patreon laying off 20% of staff
- The Next Web·Patreon cut 20% of its staff. Its CEO insists AI isn’t replacing them.
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