Dell laid off 12,500 of its employees, made cuts to promote AI

Dell laid off: Dell laid off 12,500 employees, made cuts to promote AI Dell laid off: Dell is further reducing its workforce, which is the second round of mass layoffs in the last 15 months. US-based tech company Dell has laid off about 12,500 of its employees. The affected employees are reportedly being offered a severance package of two months’ salary and an additional week for every year of service.

According to reports, the company informed the personnel about this through an internal memo on Tuesday. The company’s decision is being said to be part of a broader effort to move towards artificial intelligence (AI) products and services.

As per the report, Dell is overhauling its sales teams to place a greater emphasis on AI products and changing the way it handles data center sales, which are in high demand as AI firms train their latest models.