Duolingo, Chegg, BuzzFeed, Spotify, IBM, and Dropbox reduced their workforce due to either direct automation enabled by large language models (LLMs) or indirect effects stemming from market disruptions and strategic shifts towards AI-driven efficiency. The timeframe of the analysis is critical, covering the rise of generative AI following the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022. The definition of LLMs includes models such as OpenAI's GPT-3 and GPT-4, Anthropic's Claude, Google's Gemini, Meta's Llama, and others used for various tasks, including content generation and customer interaction.