A survey of 3,000+ game developers: 11% were laid off in the past year, 58% back unionization, 30% say generative AI negatively impacts the industry, and more
The 2025 GDC survey revealed the impact of industry-wide layoffs in 2024 where one of every 11 game developers lost a job.
A September 2023 survey of 3,000+ game developers: 84% were somewhat or very concerned about the ethics of using generative AI and 35% were impacted by layoffs
but here's why that's not a bad thing Jason Nelson / Decrypt : Half of Game Devs Use AI, But Creatives Are Wary: Survey Chris Scullion / Video Games Chronicle : A third of developers saw layoffs at th...
Hollywood unions resisting AI being used to recreate actors' performances sets a precedent for future labor movements on how to push back against automation
I think this foreshadows two trends that seem inevitable — 1. An increasing trend of unionization as a worker tool to prevent job displacement by AI while fields that lack unions will see more rapid...
Sources: ~270 US Apple Stores held staff meetings about unionization risks in the past two weeks, using a unionized Towson, Maryland store as a cautionary tale
Apple is continuing its push to keep retail stores from unionizing. Also: A deep look inside efforts to diversify the company's product …
Sources: in the past two weeks ~270 US Apple Stores held staff meetings on the risks of unionization, using the state of the Towson store as a cautionary tale
Apple is continuing its push to keep retail stores from unionizing. Also: A deep look inside efforts to diversify the company's product …
A survey of 2,300+ game developers: 45% say the metaverse won't deliver on its promise, 53% back unionization, 91% say player harassment is an issue, and more
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A survey of 2,300+ game developers: 45% don't buy the promise of the metaverse, 53% support unionization, 91% say harassment by players is an issue, and more
Game developers are more skeptical of metaverse and blockchain projects, according to a new survey by the Game Developers Conference.
Sources: Apple told unionized store staff in Maryland that they won't get its new benefits and would need to negotiate via the collective bargaining arrangement
From Mark Gurman's “Apple to Withhold Latest Employee Perks … Rida Imran / iThinkDifferent : Apple's latest education and health perks will be withheld from unionized store Joe Wituschek / iMore : App...
Sources: employees at many Apple stores continue to discuss unionization, Apple started to record September event; opinion: iPadOS delay was probably worth it
Apple made the right call to push back iPadOS 16, but the move could create new issues for users and developers.
Amazon's purchase of One Medical is likely cheaper than unionization would be, and could be used as a tool to fight against unionization of employees
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