The Real Reason Cloudflare Just Laid Off 20 Percent of Its Staff: Why AI Is Coming for ‘Measurers’ First

The cybersecurity giant is doing well financially, but still cut staff in a bid to keep up with the AI boom.

BY BRIAN CONTRERAS, STAFF WRITER @_B_CONTRERAS_

Cloudflare headquarters in San Francisco, California. Photo: Getty Images

There’s a lot of speculation nowadays about how artificial intelligence will make private companies more efficient—and also how the human impact of all that automation will play out for an increasingly replaceable workforce.

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