6,450
Job cuts with exact counts (a floor)
3
Layoff announcements
19%
Of exact-count cuts attributed to AI by the company itself
1
Announcements reported as a percentage, range or undisclosed, not summed
How AI was linked to the cuts
- AI does the work: 2 of 3
- AI cited only in general terms: 1 of 3
"AI does the work" means the source says AI or automation now does, or removes the need for, work the cut roles did. "Cuts fund AI" means the cuts free money or focus for AI. Definitions →
Every entry
| Date | Company | Affected | Industry | What was said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mews | 15% | Technology | Cut 15% of its ~1,350 staff; founder Richard Valtr said AI is 'fundamentally changing the economics of hospitality' and that Mews must itself become 'AI-native' to build the AI-native hospitality operating system.Attribution: explicit | Hotel Dive | |
| ING | 1,250 | Finance | ING will cut about 1,250 operational roles worldwide this year, presented alongside its digitalisation and AI plan to handle higher workloads without proportionally more staff, targeting ~EUR 350M savings.Attribution: explicit · AI does the work | NL Times | |
| ABN AMRO | 5,200 | Finance | ABN AMRO will cut 5,200 FTE by 2028 (almost a quarter of staff); reporting says AI will take over many tasks, with customer service, operations and AML-check teams shrinking ~35%, and the CEO called AI 'a key driver of efficiency'.Attribution: strong · AI does the work | IO+ (Innovation Origins) |
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