DeepL CEO Jarek Kutylowski's layoff memo references tech's favorite buzzwords. Big Event Media/Getty Images for HumanX Conference

DeepL laid off 250 employees. CEO Jarek Kutylowski's memo referenced AI, smaller teams, fewer layers, and founder mode .

"We are currently living through a massive structural shift," Kutylowski wrote. "That shift is because of AI."

Layoff memos are starting to look more similar. The DeepL message is a prime example.

What's the new normal for a company whose CEO is all in on AI and cutting jobs as a result? Look no further than DeepL's layoffs memo.

The German AI translation startup recently cut about 250 employees, over 21% of staff. In his message posted on LinkedIn , founder Jarek Kutylowski checked all the boxes for the new-age layoff memo: smaller teams, fewer management layers, more AI, and the old reliable "founder mode."

Recent layoffs at Block, Atlassian, and more have taken a similar tack.…