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Uber laid off contractors developing AI tools for Google.
The workers, part of Project Sandbox, were one month into an expected three month stint, Business Insider reports. Around a dozen people were involved, though it’s not clear how many were cut.
“The client has recently communicated a change in their internal priorities, which directly affects ongoing work on this program,” Uber emailed the affected contractors on Monday.
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