"Stack Overflow's Layoffs Reflect the AI Coding Boom's Impact"
Stack Overflow, the coding help forum, has laid off 28 percent of its staff as it struggles towards profitability. The company had doubled its employee base last year, with a significant portion of the hires being for its go-to-market sales team. The layoffs come amidst a generative AI boom in the tech industry, which has posed challenges for a personal coding help forum like Stack Overflow. The company had previously issued a temporary ban on users generating answers with the help of an AI chatbot, leading to a months-long strike among moderators. Stack Overflow also announced that it would start charging AI companies to train on its site.