List of layoffs, hiring freezes, and job losses due to AI
- IBM to pause hiring in plan to replace 7,800 jobs with AI, Bloomberg reports
- Klarna says its AI assistant does the work of 700 people after it laid off 700 people
- Popular language learning app Duolingo has cut about 10% of its contractors as part of its shift towards heavier reliance on artificial intelligence
- My friend who works for a company selling audiobooks just told me that their boss is replacing almost all their voice actors with Ai software that costs them 20$ a month
- The number of people working as cashiers and other sales staff reduced by around 453,000 to hit 2.6 million last year compared to 2013, according to Statistics Korea
- $800M studio cancelled... because of AI
- United Parcel Service Inc.’s largest layoffs in its 116-year history were made possible, in part, by new technologies including artificial intelligence
- DocuSign became the latest company to announce layoffs this year
- Startup Dukaan recently announced that the company laid off 90% of its support staff due to implementing an AI-powered chatbot that can handle customer interactions
- Dropbox, an industry leader in cloud-based solutions, declared a reduction in workforce by around 16%, laying off 500 employees
- Shopify Employee Exposes AI-driven Layoffs and Customer Service Crisis
- IBM CEO recently announced that the company plans to pause hiring for roles that could be replaced by artificial intelligence in the coming years
- Bioinformatics statistician completely replaced by ChatGPT. What about all of the job losses that don't make headlines?
General commentary on AI-driven job loss
- AI's impact on jobs could lead to global unrest, warns AI expert Marietje Schaake
- Two-thirds of Americans say AI could do their job
- Approximately 25% of CEOs worldwide plan layoffs of a minimum of 5% of their workforce due to generative artificial intelligence (AI).
- Survey: 44% of companies say AI is likely to replace employees next year
- ‘Jobs may disappear’: Nearly 40% of global employment could be disrupted by AI, IMF says. 60% of jobs in developed countries.
- The 'Effective Accelerationism' movement doesn't care if humans are replaced by AI as long as they're there to make money from it