I'm not going to speak to the output side of your comment, but yes, developers are being fired over AI.
> The latest layoffs across all tech companies. So far in 2026, there have been 421 layoffs at tech companies with 157,807 people impacted (882 people per day). In 2025, there were 783 layoffs at tech companies w/ 245,953 people impacted (674 people per day).
The fact that rich CEOs firing saying "it's because of AI" doesn't make it true. It's just marketing for investors