Replit, a cloud-based software development platform, has laid off 30 employees, nearly 17% of its workforce, as part of an aggressive pivot towards leveraging artificial intelligence in its coding tools. CEO Amjad Masad shared this news in an internal email, stressing the move's importance for the company's long-term success and commitment to making programming accessible. At the core of Replit's strategy is the AI-powered code completion tool, Ghostwriter, now called 'Replit AI'. Despite the cuts, Replit continues to pursue a vision where AI is integral to their platform and programming in general.