Cloudflare laid off more than 1,000 employees globally on 7 May, with the company apparently transitioning to artificial intelligence. In a blog post authored by company CEO Matthew Prince, it was detailed how the reliance on AI over the last three months was necessary to ensure quality service was delivered to their customers.
The decision, as detailed in the post, appeared heartfelt. However, there were some who believed that it was horrendous. One of them was venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya, branding the message as something that came out of the 'PR school of retards.'
