AI Layoffs Affecting IT Roles

3 layoffs affecting IT roles at 3 companies where the company or credible reporting cited AI as a driver, from March 12, 2026 to October 6, 2026. Every entry links to its source.

1,037
Job cuts with exact counts (a floor)
3
Layoff announcements
42%
Of exact-count cuts attributed to AI by the company itself
0
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

Roles are recorded as the source reports them; most entries give no breakdown by role, so this page lists only the entries whose source names IT roles.

DateCompanyAffectedIndustryWhat was saidSource
DNB400FinanceCutting 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'.Attribution: explicit · AI does the workDNB stock exchange release (via Inderes)
General Motors600ManufacturingGM laid off ~600 salaried IT staff (over 10% of IT) while, per sources to TechCrunch and CNBC, AI played a role and GM is rehiring for AI-native development, agent/model development and prompt engineering skills.Attribution: strongTechCrunch
InvestCloud (Italy)Cross-border · HQ United States · cuts in Italy37TechnologyInvestCloud closed its only Italian site, in Marghera (Venice), dismissing all 37 staff (29 employees, 7 middle managers, 1 executive, mostly engineers and IT specialists); its dismissal letter says the site no longer fits a new organisational model built on an integrated technology platform 'centrata su soluzioni basate sull'intelligenza artificiale' (centred on AI-based solutions).Attribution: explicit · AI does the workQuiFinanza

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