AI Layoff Due to Rising Costs

We just did an "AI layoff" due to rising costs Turns out AI is getting way too expensive. We just canceled 5 of our AI subscriptions and hired 2 mid-level devs instead.

A Reddit post jokes that a company canceled five AI subscriptions and hired two mid-level developers because AI became too expensive. The punchline reverses the usual fear that AI replaces human workers, presenting the humans as the cheaper alternative. It is used as a reaction to expensive AI tools, subscriptions, or exaggerated AI hype.

• @gentoomemes / 20755 2026-04-24