Growing job losses linked to AI

Concerns that AI will play havoc with industry are deepening as adoption
of the untested futuristic technology continues apace – economists
say it was responsible for 7% of U.S. planned layoffs in January

GLOBAL LAYOFFS ATTRIBUTED TO WORKPLACE AI (since Oct 2025)

Amazon
TECH

Hewlett-Packard
COMPUTERS

Dow
CHEMICALS

Block
FINTECH

Salesforce
SOFTWARE

Groupe SEB
SMALL APPLIANCES

WiseTech
SOFTWARE

Allianz
INSURANCE

Meta Platforms
SOCIAL MEDIA/TECH

Autodesk
SOFTWARE

Klarna
FINTECH

Pinterest
SOCIAL MEDIA

Nike
SPORTSWEAR

Telstra
TELECOMS

Chegg
TECH

Agora
EDTECH

Mercadolibre
E‑COMMERCE

BAT
TOBACCO

Origin: USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
FRA
AUS
GER
USA
USA
SWE
USA
USA
AUS
USA
POL
BRA

16,000 job cuts
4,000... to 6,000
4,500
4,000
4,000
2,100
2,000
1,800
1,600
1,000
853
790
775
650
388
166
119

GBR – Unknown job cuts from 47,000+ employees

Illustration ironically created with assistance from Google Gemini AI model
Sources: Reuters, Personnel Today, Guardian. Note: List may not be exhaustive
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