15,425
Job cuts with exact counts (a floor)
5
Layoff announcements
66%
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: 5 of 5
- AI cited only in general terms: 0 of 5
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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 operations roles.
| Date | Company | Affected | Industry | What was said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNB | 400 | Finance | 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'.Attribution: explicit · AI does the work | DNB stock exchange release (via Inderes) | |
| Standard Chartered | 7,800 | Finance | At a Hong Kong investor event the bank said it would cut at least 15% of back-office/corporate-function roles by 2030 as it scales AI; CEO Bill Winters said it was 'replacing in some cases lower-value human capital' with investment capital, later walking the wording back.Attribution: explicit · AI does the work | Fox Business | |
| 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 | |
| Nike | 775 | Retail | Cut 775 jobs, mainly at U.S. distribution centers in Tennessee and Mississippi; Nike said it is 'accelerating the use of advanced technology and automation' as it reshapes its supply chain.Attribution: explicit · AI does the work | Fox Business (via FOX 5 New York) | |
| 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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