Google has laid off more than 100 employees in design-related roles, according to internal documents. The cuts, which took place earlier this week, affected staff in the cloud division’s “quantitative user experience research” and “platform and service experience” teams, along with some adjacent departments. Many of the affected roles were based in the U.S., and some cloud design teams were reportedly reduced by half. Despite this, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian emphasized the company’s focus on “operating discipline to improve operating margins.” This is a pattern seen across the industry, with other major companies also making cuts. What The Author Thinks These layoffs, particularly in people-centric roles like design and user experience, highlight the tangible human cost of the AI revolution.