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will.i.am's ASU course taught 75 students to build AI agents while the tech industry cut 73,000 jobs in four months
The tech industry laid off more than 73,000 workers in the first four months of 2026. In a classroom inside a Hollywood recording studio, a 51-year-old hip-hop artist was teaching 75 college students how to build the AI agents that are replacing them.
TL;DR
- Over 73,000 tech workers were laid off in the first four months of 2026.
- A 51-year-old hip-hop artist taught a class of 75 college students.
- The course focused on building AI agents.
- The class took place in a Hollywood recording studio.
- The AI agents being built are reportedly replacing human workers.