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Patreon has cut 20% of its staff, with CEO Jack Conte emphasizing that the layoffs are not due to AI. The company is focusing on operational efficiency amid economic challenges.
Patreon is laying off 20% of its workforce, or around 93 employees, as the company adapts to AI-driven changes in the tech industry. The layoffs aren't directly tied to AI replacing humans, but reflect broader strategic realignment.
Patreon is strengthening its defenses against AI scraping by working with Cloudflare to block bots that train AI models on creators' content without permission. The move marks a shift away from relying on websites using robots.txt alone to actively block unauthorized AI training.
Patreon CEO Jack Conte criticizes AI companies' fair use argument, calling it 'bogus' and asserting that creators should be paid for their contributions to AI training data.
