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Canva to cut almost a quarter of global workforce amid AI debate
Original: AI the elephant in room as Canva announces large staff layoffs The Australian founded graphic design platform says it pl
Australian-founded graphic design platform Canva says it plans to lay off roughly a quarter of its global staff. CEO Melanie Perkins did not attribute the job losses to AI, citing other reasons instead, but observers widely see artificial intelligence as the elephant in the room behind the cuts.
Why now: The scale of the layoffs and the unspoken role of AI in replacing design work have made it a talking point.
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- AI the elephant in room as Canva announces large staff layoffs The Australian founded graphic design platform says it plans to retrench almost a quarter of its global workforce. Canva CEO Melanie Perkins refrained however from attributing the job losses to AI, instead citing… · disassociated.com@disassociated.com
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