Why Fiverr Just Fired 30% of Staff for AI

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September 18, 2025
Join 40,000 readers and get the full notes and summary: https://newsletter.aiwithkyle.com/subscribe Subscribe and turn on notifications to catch the next live stream: https://www.youtube.com/@iamkylebalmer?sub_confirmation=1 Want to become fast-track becoming an AI Trainer? Apply to join the next AI Workshop Kit cohort: https://newsletter.aiwithkyle.com/c/workshop-kit This video is from the ‘AI with Kyle News and Updates Live Stream’ First aired: 17 September 2025 Watch full edited live stream: https://youtu.be/-0WhpkbF2UE —— More Useful Resources —— My other daily live show - 30-day building a business in public challenge: https://www.youtube.com/live/Z0Z_1Eg3HUk (day one) Free AI Entrepreneurship Playbooks: https://aiwithkyle.com/catalog Free Quiz: What AI business should you start? https://aiwithkyle.com/tools Free AI Training Business Planner: https://aiwithkyle.com/tools/workshop-builder Free 10-Week ‘Vibe Coding’ AI Summer Camp: https://aiwithkyle.com/courses/10-week-ai-summer-camp —— Contact —— Best is in YouTube comments. For business enquiries only: https://www.passionfroot.me/iamkylebalmer Fiverr just laid off 30% of their workforce and announced they're becoming an "AI-first company" after their stock price crashed 80% since 2021. The CEO is spinning this as innovation, but it's really because AI has demolished their core business of low-level freelance work like social media posts and copywriting. This looks like another case of executives using AI as cover for desperate cost-cutting measures.