The technology industry is continuing to lay off vast numbers of workers, and the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, amongst other banks, is not helping the situation. However, while the economy burns, the technology industry is still bringing new life out of the ashes through new inventions in the AI space in particular.
Why it matters: New breakthroughs such as ChatGPT are still making the headlines as the greater economy reels. In previous eras of monetary crises, groundbreaking technology and innovation as a whole has helped to turn the tables for the better.
- One of the industry’s greatest shifts took place in the late 2000s in a midst of the Great Recession – the iPhone’s arrival which heralded the smartphone era.
- The big technology firms driving exciting changes in the industry are also currently laying off vast numbers of employees, sending mixed messages to those viewing from the sidelines.
- Advocates of ChatGPT and the new generation of AI are still confident about the future as these innovations symbolize the industry’s latest platform shift.