New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- Tech giant Google has reportedly laid off more than 200 contractors working on its artificial intelligence projects, including Gemini and AI Overviews, sparking concerns over job security, low pay, and retaliation against unionisation efforts.

More than 200 workers hired to train and refine Google's AI systems were abruptly terminated last month, according to multiple sources who spoke to WIRED. The layoffs reportedly came in at least two separate rounds and were carried out with little to no prior warning.

"I was just cut off," said Andrew Lauzon, a contractor who received an email on 15 August informing him that his contract had ended told WIRED. "I asked for a reason, and they said ramp-down on the project-what...