{"name":"AI-Related Layoffs Database","url":"https://www.ailayofftracker.com/","methodology":"https://www.ailayofftracker.com/methodology","license":{"name":"CC BY 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"},"suggestedAttribution":"According to AILayoffTracker.com, which tracks layoffs where AI was cited as a driver, …","citation":"AILayoffTracker.com. AI-Related Layoffs Database [Data set]. Data through October 12, 2026. CC BY 4.0. https://www.ailayofftracker.com/","latestEntry":"2026-10-12","entryCount":81,"fields":[{"name":"id","description":"Stable identifier: company slug plus the entry date."},{"name":"date","description":"Date the cuts were announced or first reported (YYYY-MM-DD)."},{"name":"company","description":"Company making the cuts."},{"name":"country","description":"The company's home country, not where the cuts happened."},{"name":"industry","description":"The company's industry."},{"name":"sectors","description":"Business lines affected (semicolon-separated in the CSV)."},{"name":"roles","description":"Roles affected as reported; \"Various\" when the source gives no breakdown (semicolon-separated in the CSV)."},{"name":"employees_affected","description":"Headcount exactly as reported: a number, a percentage such as \"40%\" or a range such as \"4000-6000\". 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When a source gives more than one, the one it puts first."},{"name":"reason","description":"Summary of the cuts and of how AI was cited."},{"name":"source","description":"Publisher of the source."},{"name":"source_url","description":"Link to the source."}],"entries":[{"id":"kroger-2026-10-12","date":"2026-10-12","company":"Kroger","country":"United States","industry":"Retail","sectors":["Grocery"],"roles":["Corporate"],"employees_affected":"3000","employees_affected_exact":3000,"attribution":"strong","mechanism":"automation","reason":"Plans to cut about 3,000 corporate jobs (~37% of ~8,200 corporate staff) over three years; CEO Greg Foran's memo cites reducing layers and using technology that boosts efficiency and reduces duplicative work, and Reuters/Fox Business tie the plan to Kroger's expanded AI use announced in September.","source":"Fox Business (via FOX 5 Atlanta)","source_url":"https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/kroger-plans-cut-3000-corporate-jobs-grocery-giant-expands-ai-use"},{"id":"honeybook-2026-10-08","date":"2026-10-08","company":"HoneyBook","country":"United States","industry":"Technology","sectors":["SaaS","Small business software"],"roles":["Various"],"employees_affected":"14%","employees_affected_exact":null,"attribution":"explicit","mechanism":"","reason":"Laid off about 14% of its ~255 staff (roughly 30-35 people, mostly in Israel); the company said it 'is undergoing a reorganization process aimed at aligning our structure and workflows with the AI era'.","source":"Calcalist (CTech)","source_url":"https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/syg9pbhizx"},{"id":"hsbc-uk-wealth-2026-10-07","date":"2026-10-07","company":"HSBC (UK wealth)","country":"United Kingdom","industry":"Finance","sectors":["Banking","Wealth management"],"roles":["Financial advisers","Management"],"employees_affected":"","employees_affected_exact":null,"attribution":"strong","mechanism":"automation","reason":"Planning cuts of about half of management and specialist roles and up to ~70% of financial advisers in its UK wealth business as part of a broader push to integrate AI and shift to digital products, per the FT; HSBC says it is evolving toward 'more digitally enabled products and journeys'.","source":"Reuters (via The Star), citing the Financial Times","source_url":"https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2026/10/07/hsbc-plans-job-cuts-across-uk-wealth-business-in-ai-push-ft-reports"},{"id":"dnb-2026-10-06","date":"2026-10-06","company":"DNB","country":"Norway","industry":"Finance","sectors":["Banking"],"roles":["Developer","IT","Operations"],"employees_affected":"400","employees_affected_exact":400,"attribution":"explicit","mechanism":"automation","reason":"Cutting about 400 full-time positions in its Technology & Services unit; the bank said agentic AI already delivers 'substantial efficiency gains' and CEO Kjerstin Braathen said 'AI is changing the way we work and how we deliver services to our customers'.","source":"DNB stock exchange release (via Inderes)","source_url":"https://www.inderes.dk/releases/dnb-dnb-is-making-organisational-changes-in-technology-and-services"},{"id":"fico-fair-isaac-2026-10-06","date":"2026-10-06","company":"FICO (Fair Isaac)","country":"United States","industry":"Finance","sectors":["Credit scoring","Analytics software"],"roles":["Various"],"employees_affected":"15%","employees_affected_exact":null,"attribution":"explicit","mechanism":"","reason":"Eliminating about 15% of positions (~570 roles by Reuters' estimate) in a restructuring whose SEC 8-K lists flattening management layers, simplifying operations and 'integrating AI-driven product development'.","source":"Reuters (via Investing.com)","source_url":"https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/fico-cuts-workforce-by-15-as-part-of-aidriven-restructuring-4935377"},{"id":"hubspot-2026-10-06","date":"2026-10-06","company":"HubSpot","country":"United States","industry":"Technology","sectors":["CRM","SaaS"],"roles":["Various"],"employees_affected":"660","employees_affected_exact":660,"attribution":"strong","mechanism":"reinvestment","reason":"Cutting nearly 660 roles (~7%) while reorganizing product teams around customer outcomes to align with its AI strategy of 'delivering customer results with AI'; CEO Yamini Rangan explicitly said 'This is not driven by AI-related efficiencies'.","source":"Boston Globe (via Boston.com)","source_url":"https://www.boston.com/news/business/2026/10/06/hubspot-to-lay-off-660-employees/"},{"id":"f-secure-2026-10-01","date":"2026-10-01","company":"F-Secure","country":"Finland","industry":"Technology","sectors":["Cybersecurity"],"roles":["Various"],"employees_affected":"145","employees_affected_exact":145,"attribution":"explicit","mechanism":"automation","reason":"Plans to cut up to 145 of 597 roles (~24%) in a move to 'AI-native ways of working'; CEO Timo Laaksonen said 'AI is changing the way we work and operate, as well as the threats we defend against'.","source":"F-Secure stock exchange release (via Inderes)","source_url":"https://www.inderes.fi/releases/inside-information-f-secure-plans-to-renew-its-operating-model-to-drive-profitable-growth-and-increased-agility-through-ai-native-ways-of-working"},{"id":"reach-plc-2026-09-16","date":"2026-09-16","company":"Reach plc","country":"United Kingdom","industry":"Media","sectors":["Publishing","News"],"roles":["Journalist"],"employees_affected":"220","employees_affected_exact":220,"attribution":"strong","mechanism":"disruption","reason":"Plans to cut 220 editorial roles (while creating about 60) and close three local sites as readers 'increasingly turn to summaries generated by artificial intelligence', per the Guardian; Reach had earlier blamed a 46% fall in Google traffic on 'features such as Google's AI Mode and AI Overviews'.","source":"The Guardian (via Irish Examiner)","source_url":"https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/companies/arid-41911780.html"},{"id":"oracle-2026-09-14","date":"2026-09-14","company":"Oracle","country":"United States","industry":"Technology","sectors":["Cloud","Enterprise software"],"roles":["Various"],"employees_affected":"","employees_affected_exact":null,"attribution":"strong","mechanism":"reinvestment","reason":"Began another round of layoffs (size undisclosed) days after raising its FY2026 restructuring budget by $700m; reporting frames the cuts as funding Oracle's AI data-center buildout, following 21,000 AI-linked reductions over the prior year.","source":"The Register","source_url":"https://www.theregister.com/databases/2026/09/14/oracle-celebrates-banner-quarter-with-another-round-of-layoffs/5296395"},{"id":"booksy-2026-09-10","date":"2026-09-10","company":"Booksy","country":"United States","industry":"Technology","sectors":["Booking software","Marketplace"],"roles":["Various"],"employees_affected":"200","employees_affected_exact":200,"attribution":"explicit","mechanism":"reinvestment","reason":"Cutting about 20% of staff (~200 roles) to focus on core markets, expand self-service tools and speed up AI adoption; CEO Stefan Batory said realising 'our vision of AI first' in the coming years 'means making difficult decisions now' (translated from Polish).","source":"Telepolis","source_url":"https://www.telepolis.pl/tech/aplikacje/booksy-zwolnienia-ai"},{"id":"e-w-scripps-2026-08-07","date":"2026-08-07","company":"E.W. 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company is simplifying the organisation and 'intensifying the use of artificial intelligence in key processes'.","source":"Mobile Europe","source_url":"https://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/?p=52355"},{"id":"patreon-2026-07-23","date":"2026-07-23","company":"Patreon","country":"United States","industry":"Technology","sectors":["Creator economy","Platform"],"roles":["Various"],"employees_affected":"93","employees_affected_exact":93,"attribution":"strong","mechanism":"","reason":"Cut 93 employees (20%); CEO Jack Conte wrote that the company is not cutting because 'AI replaces humans' but that AI 'has fundamentally transformed the tech industry, including how we work' and that this 'does have an impact on how we operate and organize'.","source":"TechCrunch","source_url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/23/patreon-lays-off-off-20-of-its-workforce/"},{"id":"monday-com-2026-07-22","date":"2026-07-22","company":"monday.com","country":"Israel","industry":"Technology","sectors":["SaaS","Work 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continue to embrace AI', and the VP's memo said the org needed restructuring to layer AI on.","source":"Engadget","source_url":"https://engadget.com/2221547/uber-lays-off-10-percent-customer-service-team-ai"},{"id":"mews-2026-07-08","date":"2026-07-08","company":"Mews","country":"Netherlands","industry":"Technology","sectors":["Hospitality software","SaaS"],"roles":["Various"],"employees_affected":"15%","employees_affected_exact":null,"attribution":"explicit","mechanism":"","reason":"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.","source":"Hotel Dive","source_url":"https://www.hoteldive.com/news/mews-cuts-staff-ai-native-future/824687/"},{"id":"microsoft-2026-07-06","date":"2026-07-06","company":"Microsoft","country":"United 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requirement 'didn't exist before'.","source":"TechCrunch","source_url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/03/gitlab-cuts-14-of-staff-as-it-scales-its-platform-to-serve-ai-workloads/"},{"id":"danske-bank-2026-05-28","date":"2026-05-28","company":"Danske Bank","country":"Denmark","industry":"Finance","sectors":["Banking"],"roles":["Various","CustServ"],"employees_affected":"262","employees_affected_exact":262,"attribution":"explicit","mechanism":"automation","reason":"Danske Bank made 262 positions redundant across seven countries, citing increased automation and 'increased use of digital tools and AI based solutions that help handle simpler tasks more efficiently'.","source":"Danske Bank press 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the reduction came through natural attrition after a hiring freeze rather than layoffs.","source":"CNBC","source_url":"https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/14/klarna-ceo-says-ai-helped-company-shrink-workforce-by-40percent.html"},{"id":"microsoft-2025-05-13","date":"2025-05-13","company":"Microsoft","country":"United States","industry":"Technology","sectors":["Software","AI","Cloud"],"roles":["Developer","PM"],"employees_affected":"6000","employees_affected_exact":6000,"attribution":"strong","mechanism":"reinvestment","reason":"Cut about 6,000 jobs (3%) to reduce management layers while under pressure to contain costs amid massive spending on AI data centers, per Bloomberg.","source":"Bloomberg (via Gulf News)","source_url":"https://gulfnews.com/technology/companies/microsoft-is-cutting-3-of-employees-to-reduce-management-layers-1.500125975"},{"id":"crowdstrike-2025-05-07","date":"2025-05-07","company":"CrowdStrike","country":"United States","industry":"Technology","sectors":["Cybersecurity"],"roles":["Various"],"employees_affected":"500","employees_affected_exact":500,"attribution":"explicit","mechanism":"automation","reason":"CrowdStrike cut about 500 roles (5%); CEO George Kurtz told staff 'AI flattens our hiring curve' and the 8-K said the cuts would 'evolve its operations to yield greater efficiencies'.","source":"SiliconANGLE","source_url":"https://siliconangle.com/2025/05/07/crowdstrike-cuts-500-jobs-ai-reshapes-company-operations/"},{"id":"duolingo-2024-01-09","date":"2024-01-09","company":"Duolingo","country":"United States","industry":"Technology","sectors":["EdTech"],"roles":["Translator"],"employees_affected":"10%","employees_affected_exact":null,"attribution":"explicit","mechanism":"automation","reason":"Cut about 10% of its contractor workforce at the end of 2023; Duolingo told Bloomberg that part of the reason it no longer needed as many people was AI.","source":"TechCrunch","source_url":"https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/09/duolingo-cut-10-of-its-contractor-workforce-as-the-company-embraces-ai/"},{"id":"bild-2023-06-20","date":"2023-06-20","company":"Bild","country":"Germany","industry":"Media","sectors":["Publishing"],"roles":["Editor","PhotoEditor","ProofReader"],"employees_affected":"200","employees_affected_exact":200,"attribution":"explicit","mechanism":"automation","reason":"Axel Springer's memo said Bild must 'part with colleagues who have tasks that are replaced by AI'; about 200 jobs per a Frankfurter Allgemeine estimate, though a spokesperson later said the cuts had 'nothing to do with the use of AI'.","source":"CNN","source_url":"https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/21/media/bild-germany-newspaper-ai-layoffs"}]}