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99 layoff events tracked

nCinoAI-Related
May 27, 2025·Financial Technology·North America

CEO: embrace AI and make it work for us. Engineers cut ahead of launching AI-powered banking tools for credit monitoring, document validation, and mortgage advisement

130

7% of workforce

nCino lays off 7% as CEO says company must embrace AI→
ImmutableAI-Related
May 23, 2025·Gaming·Asia Pacific

AI now handles majority of in-game content and art creation for a fraction of cost — previously costing $1M+/year. Design and content roles replaced across business, engineering, and marketing

75

33% of workforce

Immutable cuts one-third of staff as AI replaces content and art creation→
KlarnaAI-Related
May 14, 2025·Fintech·Europe

CEO says AI helped shrink workforce by 40% — from 5,000 to 3,000. AI assistant handles workload of 700 customer service agents, with cuts across all functions

2,000

40% of workforce

Klarna CEO says AI helped company shrink workforce by 40%→
CrowdStrikeAI-Related
May 7, 2025·Cybersecurity·North America

AI-driven efficiency gains; CEO cited AI reshaping every industry as company pursues $10B ARR goal

500

5% of workforce

CNBC→
Business InsiderAI-Related
May 1, 2025·Media·North America

AI pivot and extreme traffic drops from AI search. 70%+ staff using Enterprise ChatGPT, launched AI-powered search and paywall. Union called it pivot away from journalism toward greed

200

21% of workforce

Business Insider slashes 21% of staff in shift toward AI and live events→
BenchSciAI-Related
May 1, 2025·Biotechnology·North America

CEO stated before adding people they ask could AI do this — using Gemini and NotebookLM internally to replace human labor across software engineering and operations

83

23% of workforce

BenchSci cuts 23% of staff as CEO asks could AI do this before hiring→
VerSe InnovationAI-Related
May 1, 2025·Media·Asia

Workforce realignment to accelerate AI investments, automate manual processes, and build AI-led platforms including NexVerse.ai adtech

350

VerSe Innovation (DailyHunt/Josh) lays off 350 to accelerate AI investments→
SAPAI-Related
Apr 23, 2025·Enterprise Software·Europe

Business AI automation reduced internal staffing across enterprise divisions

10,000

CRN→
Five9AI-Related
Apr 14, 2025·Software·North America

Automation expanded in AI-powered contact center platform reducing operational roles

200

4% of workforce

Five9 cuts 4% of workforce as AI automates contact center platform→
OpenTextAI-Related
Apr 1, 2025·Technology·North America

CEO: AI is a step function to reduce expenses. Employees must prove AI cannot do their job before requesting hires. AI made baseline expectation in performance reviews

1,600

7% of workforce

OpenText slashes 1,600 jobs making AI number one priority→
ZomatoAI-Related
Apr 1, 2025·Technology·Asia-Pacific

AI-powered customer support platform Nugget handles 80% of queries without human intervention; customer support roles replaced

600

NDTV→
SkyAI-Related
Mar 28, 2025·Media & Telecommunications·Europe

AI-powered digital customer service replacing call centre operations across UK sites

2,000

Sky to cut 2,000 call centre jobs amid AI shift→
PalantirAI-Related
Mar 27, 2025·Technology·North America

Cut 60% of IT team as AI handles workload. CEO Karp plans to grow 10x revenue with fewer employees — targeting 3,600 from 4,100 via AI-multiplied productivity

120

3% of workforce

Palantir cuts 60% of IT team as CEO says company will grow 10x with fewer people→
CanvaAI-Related
Mar 20, 2025·Software·Asia Pacific

Removed technical writing roles as generative AI now creates documentation for engineering teams

10

Canva lays off technical writers amid AI push→
AutodeskAI-Related
Feb 27, 2025·Technology·North America

Shifting resources to accelerate investments in cloud, platform, and AI. Reshaping go-to-market organization as company pivots to AI-first strategy

1,350

9% of workforce

Autodesk cuts 1,350 employees pivoting to AI investments→
TikTokAI-Related
Feb 20, 2025·Technology·Global

Shift to AI-powered content moderation replacing human trust and safety roles

700

TikTok restructures trust and safety team, lays off staff→
ZepzAI-Related
Feb 12, 2025·Financial Technology·Europe

Advanced automation and AI reduced need for operational and technical capacities — software engineering, database admin, and devops roles cut after replatforming

200

20% of workforce

Zepz lays off 200 as automation and AI reduce need for technical roles→
WorkdayAI-Related
Feb 5, 2025·Enterprise Software·North America

CEO said layoffs needed to prioritize AI investment and free up resources for AI development

1,750

8.5% of workforce

Workday Blog→
MetaAI-Related
Jan 14, 2025·Technology·North America

Company conducting layoffs to offset AI spending costs

Meta stock climbs nearly 3% on report of planned layoffs to offset AI spending - CNBC→
BoschAI-Related
Nov 22, 2024·Automotive·Europe

AI and automation reducing traditional automotive manufacturing roles; restructuring semiconductor plant

5,500

Bosch cuts 5,500 jobs as AI and automation reshape auto parts manufacturing→
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