{"id":3270,"date":"2026-07-23T22:20:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T18:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/patreon-is-laying-off-20-percent-of-workers\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T22:20:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T18:20:30","slug":"patreon-is-laying-off-20-percent-of-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/patreon-is-laying-off-20-percent-of-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Patreon is laying off 20 percent of workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An illustration of the Patreon logo\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: The Verge\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/STK326_PATREON_D.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Patreon is laying off 20 percent of its workers, or around 93 employees, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.404media.co\/patreon-lays-off-20-percent-of-its-workforce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported earlier by <em>404 Media<\/em><\/a>. In a memo to employees, Patreon CEO Jack Conte <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/jackconte\/posts\/painful-update-164628951\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">writes that the company<\/a> isn&rsquo;t making these changes \u00ab\u00a0because we believe AI replaces humans,\u00a0\u00bb but says AI has \u00ab\u00a0fundamentally transformed the tech industry, including how we work, how we build products, how we communicate, and more.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That shift has changed \u00ab\u00a0how we operate and organize,\u00a0\u00bb Conte writes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/podcast\/952607\/patreon-ceo-jack-conte\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an interview on <em>Decoder<\/em>, last month<\/a>, Conte laid out his stance on AI, saying that the company is \u00ab\u00a0100 percent embracing\u00a0\u00bb AI tools internally to continue serving creators:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If Patreon doe \u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/970211\/patreon-layoffs-ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patreon is laying off 20 percent of its workers, or around 93 employees, as reported earlier by 404 Media. 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