<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Life360 has become the latest global tech company to cull jobs in favour of growing adoption of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/artificial-intelligence" rel="" target="_blank" title="artificial intelligence"><span>artificial intelligence</span></a><span>, with chief executive Lauren Antonoff admitting "the roles people play are shifting".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Antonoff announced a company restructure to an AI-native model and the reallocation of investment towards new capabilities and roles.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This shift requires difficult tradeoffs that impact good people," she said in a lengthy statement posted to LinkedIn.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/grace-tame-foundation-close-australian-of-the-year-funding-issues-money-charity/d82927fa-6845-4b7b-8058-25032c7e5ea0" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Grace Tame Foundation to shut down after ongoing funding woes</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Today, this meant saying goodbye to teammates who helped shape Life360 as we know it.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This wasn't an easy decision, and it isn't about reducing headcount. AI isn't just making existing work faster, it's changing what's possible."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Antonoff did not reveal how many roles were affected.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/life360-culls-jobs-in-restructure-to-ainative-company/17cc5c9f-d081-44fc-95e2-970e4f36a89b" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Life360 is headquartered in the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/usa" rel="" target="_blank" title="US "><span>US</span></a><span> but is a "remote-first" company with more than 500 staff across the world.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It has a presence in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national" rel="" target="_blank" title="Australia "><span>Australia</span></a><span> and is listed on the ASX.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/usa-to-automatically-register-young-men-into-military-draft/1fa9ea01-bcd2-4531-bca9-21a21127e73d" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>US to automatically register young men into military draft</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Antonoff said AI has already transformed her workforce and, without it, the company would fall behind in an unrecoverable way.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We're uncovering new needs and seeing that the roles and ratios that made sense for getting work done in the pre-AI world no longer hold as AI takes on more of the work," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If we don't make this shift now, we limit what Life360 can become and what we can deliver for the families who depend on us, as well as employees and shareholders.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Waiting is not a risk we're willing to take, even though the consequence of moving quickly hurts."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/trump-threat-to-leave-nato-remains/b5696e4f-1eb4-45bf-965f-7487625ff466" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Trump threat to exit NATO remains on the table, warns former aide</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Life360's shares fell 3.3 per cent to $19.46 on the ASX today following the announcement. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>9news.com.au has contacted Life360 for comment. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Life360 posted a record year in 2025, with full-year revenue growing 32 per cent year-over-year to $US489.5 million ($AUD692.5 million).</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"For the first time in company history, we achieved annual net income, reflecting both the fundamental strength of our freemium model and the operating discipline we've built over the past several years," Antonoff said in March.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/energy-bills-cost-of-living-groceries-heaters-winter-australia/a502640a-dbf5-4f3e-911c-79bb7954d69d" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>The easy task millions are putting off that will slash hundreds from bills</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>At least 23,000 jobs have already been lost in the tech sector this year due to a growing adoption of AI, including about 1600 workers at Atlassian, </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/block-square-afterpay-cash-app-job-cuts-jack-dorsey/a7216538-7d78-4c61-831d-6d023116213f" target="" title="4000 at Block"><span>4000 at Block</span></a><span>2000 at WiseTech.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Some founders and experts signalled </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/artificial-intelligence-tech-sector-lay-offs/dde93ab8-0c9d-409e-ae1f-3d39c0e1ec40" rel="" target="_blank" title="more layoffs will come"><span>more layoffs will come</span></a><span>, saying AI has changed the workforce.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a 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