The reasoning for AI driving layoffs never really made sense to me. My company is hiring more than ever before - the rationale being two main things - one, strong hiring market == cheaper, stronger hires, two - we are seeing efficiency gains per employee that appears at this point multiplicative, if we believe our output is valuable, hiring more to get more output (e.g., growth) is the common sense move.

I don't know how many other companies are doing this, but at least where I am, I have seen the total opposite behavior. They are very pleased with the results of AI and eager to hire.