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A significantly smaller team, using the tools we're building, can do more and do it better.", "quote_by": "Jack Dorsey, Q4 2025 Shareholder Letter (Feb 26, 2026)" }, { "company": "Lufthansa", "jobs_affected": 4000, "event_type": "layoff", "event_date": "2025-09-29", "industry": "Transportation & Logistics", "country": "Germany", "source_name": "CNBC", "source_url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/29/lufthansa-to-cut-4000-jobs-turns-to-ai-to-boost-efficiency-.html", "aiimpacted_url": "https://aiimpacted.org/post/lufthansa-plans-to-cut-4-000-administrative-jobs-by-2030-and-its-own-release-say", "workforce_before": 101709, "workforce_source": "Annual Report 2024: 'At year-end 2024, the Lufthansa Group had 101,709 employees worldwide'", "share_stated": null, "share_of_workforce": 3.93, "quote": "In particular, the profound changes brought about by digitalization and the increased use of artificial intelligence will lead to greater efficiency in many areas and processes.", "quote_by": "Lufthansa Group press release, Capital Markets Day (Sept 29, 2025)" }, { "company": "DBS", "jobs_affected": 4000, "event_type": "replacement", "event_date": "2025-02-24", "industry": "Banking & Finance", "country": "Singapore", "source_name": "Reuters", "source_url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/dbs-group-set-cut-4-095901808.html", "aiimpacted_url": "https://aiimpacted.org/post/dbs-expects-ai-to-remove-about-4-000-contract-and-temporary-roles-over-three-yea", "workforce_before": 41000, "workforce_source": "DBS Annual Report 2024: Employees ~41,000 (total permanent and contract/temporary headcount); CEO letter 'my 41,000 colleagues'", "share_stated": null, "share_of_workforce": 9.76, "quote": "Over the next 3 years, we envisage that AI could reduce the need to renew about 4,000 temporary/ contract staff across our 19 markets working on specific projects.", "quote_by": "DBS statement to media (Feb 25, 2025)" }, { "company": "Visa", "jobs_affected": 2600, "event_type": "layoff", "event_date": "2026-07-28", "industry": "Banking & Finance", "country": "United States", "source_name": "CNBC", "source_url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/28/visa-is-cutting-7percent-of-employees-in-efficiency-push-as-ai-reshapes-work.html", "aiimpacted_url": "https://aiimpacted.org/post/visa-is-cutting-2-600-jobs-and-its-chief-executive-s-memo-says-ai-is-shaping-the", "workforce_before": 34100, "workforce_source": "FY2025 Form 10-K: 'approximately 34,100 employees in fiscal 2025' (year ended Sept 30, 2025)", "share_stated": null, "share_of_workforce": 7.62, "quote": "To capture the opportunities ahead and best position Visa to lead this transformation, we must continue evolving how we work. AI is also helping to accelerate this evolution and shape the way work gets done at Visa.", "quote_by": "Ryan McInerney, memo to employees (July 28, 2026)" }, { "company": "Acrisure", "jobs_affected": 2250, "event_type": "layoff", "event_date": "2026-05-20", "industry": "Banking & Finance", "country": "United States", "source_name": "WWMT News Channel 3", "source_url": "https://wwmt.com/news/local/acrisure-layoffs-grand-rapids-2250-workers-technology-ai-digital-platforms-insurance-finance-letter-employees-kent-county-west-michigan", "aiimpacted_url": "https://aiimpacted.org/post/acrisure-is-cutting-2-250-jobs-and-its-chief-executive-s-letter-says-ai-is-chang", "workforce_before": null, "workforce_source": null, "share_stated": null, "share_of_workforce": null, "quote": "Advances in technology, AI, and digital platforms are fundamentally changing how businesses operate, how clients expect to be served, and how value is created.", "quote_by": "Greg Williams, letter to employees (reproduced by WWMT)" }, { "company": "WiseTech Global", "jobs_affected": 2000, "event_type": "layoff", "event_date": "2026-02-24", "industry": "Software Development", "country": "Australia", "source_name": "WiseTech Global ASX release", "source_url": "https://www.wisetechglobal.com/media/ut3hdhaw/wtc-1h26-asx-release.pdf", "aiimpacted_url": "https://aiimpacted.org/post/wisetech-global-is-cutting-2-000-roles-and-its-own-asx-release-says-the-era-of-m", "workforce_before": 7000, "workforce_source": "FY25 Annual Report: 'a global team of more than 7,000 talented individuals, including e2open' (stated as 'more than', not exact)", "share_stated": null, "share_of_workforce": 28.57, "quote": "Software development has experienced its most significant shift in decades. 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Robinson Worldwide", "jobs_affected": 1387, "event_type": "layoff", "event_date": "2026-06-30", "industry": "Transportation & Logistics", "country": "United States", "source_name": "SEC EDGAR", "source_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001043277/000104327726000031/chrw-20260630.htm", "aiimpacted_url": "https://aiimpacted.org/post/did-ai-shrink-c-h-robinson-by-1-387-people-the-freight-broker-s-own-sec-filing-s", "workforce_before": 12858, "workforce_source": "Same Form 10-Q: average employee headcount of 12,858 for the three months ended June 30, 2025 (vs 11,471 in Q2 2026, down 1,387 / 10.8%)", "share_stated": null, "share_of_workforce": 10.79, "quote": "This includes the integration of automation and AI-driven solutions to reduce manual processes and improve overall efficiency.", "quote_by": "Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026" }, { "company": "Cloudflare", "jobs_affected": 1100, "event_type": "layoff", "event_date": "2026-05-07", "industry": "Information Technology", "country": "United States", "source_name": "Fortune", "source_url": "https://fortune.com/2026/05/21/cloudflare-ceo-matthew-prince-layoffs-ai-automation-measurers/", "aiimpacted_url": "https://aiimpacted.org/post/record-revenue-1-100-jobs-gone-cloudflare-s-ceo-says-ai-ended-the-measurers", "workforce_before": 5156, "workforce_source": "FY2025 Form 10-K: 'As of December 31, 2025, we had 5,156 full-time employees, including 2,452 employees located outside of the United States'", "share_stated": null, "share_of_workforce": 21.33, "quote": "Today's actions are not a cost-cutting exercise or an assessment of individuals' performance; they are about Cloudflare defining how a world-class, high-growth company operates and creates value in the agentic AI era", "quote_by": "Matthew Prince and Michelle Zatlyn, Cloudflare blog 'Building for the future' (7 May 2026)" }, { "company": "Snap", "jobs_affected": 1000, "event_type": "layoff", "event_date": "2026-04-15", "industry": "Entertainment & Gaming", "country": "United States", "source_name": "CNBC", "source_url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/snap-stock-layoffs-16-percent-workforce.html", "aiimpacted_url": "https://aiimpacted.org/post/snap-cuts-1-000-jobs-and-thanks-ai-for-making-small-teams-possible", "workforce_before": 5261, "workforce_source": "FY2025 Form 10-K: 'As of December 31, 2025, we had 5,261 full-time employees, of whom approximately 54% are in engineering roles'", "share_stated": null, "share_of_workforce": 19.01, "quote": "While these changes are necessary to realize Snap's long-term potential, we believe that rapid advancements in artificial intelligence enable our teams to reduce repetitive work, increase velocity, and better support our community, partners, and advertisers.", "quote_by": "Evan Spiegel, memo to employees (Form 8-K Exhibit 99.1, 15 Apr 2026)" }, { "company": "Livspace", "jobs_affected": 1000, "event_type": "layoff", "event_date": "2026-02-20", "industry": "Other", "country": "India", "source_name": "People Matters", "source_url": "https://www.peoplematters.in/news/strategic-hr/kkr-backed-livspace-lays-off-around-1000-employees-co-founder-saurabh-jain-quits-48519", "aiimpacted_url": "https://aiimpacted.org/post/livspace-cut-1-000-jobs-and-the-company-says-tasks-that-were-manual-are-now-hand", "workforce_before": null, "workforce_source": null, "share_stated": null, "share_of_workforce": null, "quote": "In many areas, tasks that were previously manual are now handled by intelligent systems, while our existing teams are seeing their productivity supercharged", "quote_by": "Livspace company statement, quoted by People Matters" }, { "company": "Coinbase", "jobs_affected": 700, "event_type": "layoff", "event_date": "2026-05-05", "industry": "Banking & Finance", "country": "United States", "source_name": "Fortune", "source_url": "https://fortune.com/2026/05/05/coinbase-layoffs-14-of-employees-ai-tech-ai-job-anxiety-crypto/", "aiimpacted_url": "https://aiimpacted.org/post/coinbase-cut-700-jobs-and-told-the-sec-it-was-reorganising-the-company-for-the-a", "workforce_before": 4951, "workforce_source": "FY2025 Form 10-K: 'As of December 31, 2025, we had 4,951 employees'", "share_stated": null, "share_of_workforce": 14.14, "quote": "On May 5, 2026, Coinbase Global, Inc. (the \"Company\") announced a restructuring plan (the \"Plan\") to (i) manage its operating expenses in response to current market conditions and (ii) optimize the Company's operations for the AI era.", "quote_by": "Form 8-K, Item 2.05 (5 May 2026)" }, { "company": "Paycom", "jobs_affected": 540, "event_type": "layoff", "event_date": "2025-10-01", "industry": "Human Resources & Recruiting", "country": "United States", "source_name": "Paycom quarterly report (SEC filing)", "source_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590955/000119312525269543/payc-20250930.htm", "aiimpacted_url": "https://aiimpacted.org/post/paycom-cut-about-540-jobs-and-told-the-sec-that-automating-its-own-systems-had-l", "workforce_before": 7306, "workforce_source": "FY2024 Form 10-K: 'As of December 31, 2024, we employed 7,306 people, substantially all of whom are full-time employees'", "share_stated": null, "share_of_workforce": 7.39, "quote": "Automating our core business systems is creating new efficiencies that have led to reductions in headcount and, as a result, contributed to decreases in certain employee-related expenses during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025.", "quote_by": "Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2025" }, { "company": "Freshworks", "jobs_affected": 500, "event_type": "layoff", "event_date": "2026-05-05", "industry": "Software Development", "country": "United States", "source_name": "Freshworks CEO note", "source_url": "https://www.freshworks.com/theworks/company-news/message-from-ceo-may-2026/", "aiimpacted_url": "https://aiimpacted.org/post/freshworks-cut-about-500-jobs-and-its-chief-executive-says-its-systems-now-handl", "workforce_before": 4500, "workforce_source": "FY2025 Form 10-K: 'As of December 31, 2025, we had a hybrid workforce of approximately 4,500 full-time employees in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia'", "share_stated": null, "share_of_workforce": 11.11, "quote": "We've invested heavily in technology, systems, and AI to work more efficiently. 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(the \"Company\") announced a reduction of its global workforce by approximately 350 employees to reduce operating expenses and optimize the organizational structure in support of long-term growth and in light of AI-driven efficiency improvements.", "quote_by": "Form 8-K, Item 2.05 (January 7, 2026)" }, { "company": "ClickUp", "jobs_affected": 290, "event_type": "replacement", "event_date": "2026-05-21", "industry": "Software Development", "country": "United States", "source_name": "The Next Web", "source_url": "https://thenextweb.com/news/clickup-layoffs-22-percent-ai-100x-org-million-salary", "aiimpacted_url": "https://aiimpacted.org/post/did-ai-cut-290-jobs-at-clickup-its-ceo-says-his-engineers-now-direct-agents-inst", "workforce_before": null, "workforce_source": null, "share_stated": null, "share_of_workforce": null, "quote": "They're not writing code. They're directing agents that write code.", "quote_by": "Zeb Evans, post on X (May 21, 2026)" }, { "company": "Fiverr", "jobs_affected": 250, "event_type": "layoff", "event_date": "2025-09-15", "industry": "Information Technology", "country": "Israel", "source_name": "Fiverr CEO letter (SEC filing)", "source_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1762301/000117891325003327/exhibit_99-1.htm", "aiimpacted_url": "https://aiimpacted.org/post/fiverr-cut-about-250-jobs-after-its-chief-executive-wrote-that-ai-means-it-does", "workforce_before": 762, "workforce_source": "FY2024 Form 20-F: 762 total employees as of December 31, 2024 (excludes contractors)", "share_stated": null, "share_of_workforce": 32.81, "quote": "As we evaluate what has been done and what can be done, we believe we don't need as many people to operate the existing business.", "quote_by": "Micha Kaufman, message to employees (Form 6-K Exhibit 99.1, September 15, 2025)" }, { "company": "DeepL", "jobs_affected": 250, "event_type": "layoff", "event_date": "2026-05-07", "industry": "Software Development", "country": "Germany", "source_name": "DeepL CEO letter", "source_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/important-update-deepl-jarek-kutylowski-66yxe/", "aiimpacted_url": "https://aiimpacted.org/post/deepl-is-cutting-about-250-roles-and-its-chief-executive-says-the-shift-in-how-m", "workforce_before": null, "workforce_source": null, "share_stated": null, "share_of_workforce": null, "quote": "We are moving to smaller high-agency teams where AI handles the routine, so people can focus on what only humans can bring.", "quote_by": "Jarek Kutylowski, 'An important update on DeepL' (LinkedIn, May 7, 2026)" }, { "company": "IBM", "jobs_affected": 200, "event_type": "replacement", "event_date": "2025-05-08", "industry": "Human Resources & Recruiting", "country": "United States", "source_name": "Entrepreneur", "source_url": "https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/ibm-ceo-ai-replaced-hundreds-of-human-resources-staff/491341", "aiimpacted_url": "https://aiimpacted.org/post/ibm-s-hr-bot-took-200-jobs-then-the-company-hired-more-programmers", "workforce_before": 270300, "workforce_source": "2024 Annual Report (Form 10-K exhibit), Employees and Related Workforce: 270.3 thousand IBM/wholly owned subsidiaries at Dec 31, 2024", "share_stated": null, "share_of_workforce": 0.07, "quote": null, "quote_by": null }, { "company": "Redis", "jobs_affected": 200, "event_type": "layoff", "event_date": "2026-07-15", "industry": "Software Development", "country": "Worldwide", "source_name": "Redis", "source_url": "https://redis.io/blog/ceo-rowan-trollopes-organizational-announcement-to-redis-employees/", "aiimpacted_url": "https://aiimpacted.org/post/did-ai-cut-200-jobs-at-redis-its-ceo-says-ai-has-changed-how-the-company-builds", "workforce_before": null, "workforce_source": null, "share_stated": null, "share_of_workforce": null, "quote": "AI not only changes what our customers need. It changes how we work.", "quote_by": "Rowan Trollope, announcement to Redis employees (redis.io blog, July 15, 2026)" }, { "company": "Artlist", "jobs_affected": 200, "event_type": "layoff", "event_date": "2026-06-16", "industry": "Entertainment & Gaming", "country": "Israel", "source_name": "CTech", "source_url": "https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/xrqudqiq6", "aiimpacted_url": "https://aiimpacted.org/post/artlist-is-reviewing-about-200-roles-and-its-co-chief-executive-says-ai-makes-ce", "workforce_before": null, "workforce_source": null, "share_stated": null, "share_of_workforce": null, "quote": null, "quote_by": null }, { "company": "Jumia", "jobs_affected": 200, "event_type": "layoff", "event_date": "2026-05-07", "industry": "Retail & E-commerce", "country": "Nigeria", "source_name": "Jumia results release (SEC filing)", "source_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1756708/000175670826000019/os-jumiaxex991q12026.htm", "aiimpacted_url": "https://aiimpacted.org/post/jumia-told-the-sec-that-ai-driven-automation-enabled-a-cut-in-its-headcount-and", "workforce_before": null, "workforce_source": null, "share_stated": null, "share_of_workforce": null, "quote": "We are actively working to further reduce headcount, continue process automation and leverage AI tools.", "quote_by": "Q1 2026 results release (Form 6-K Exhibit 99.1, May 7, 2026)" }, { "company": "Infopro Digital", "jobs_affected": 19, "event_type": "replacement", "event_date": "2026-05-04", "industry": "Media & Journalism", "country": "France", "source_name": "European Federation of Journalists", "source_url": "https://europeanjournalists.org/blog/2026/09/17/france-first-legal-battle-won-for-journalists-of-the-infopro-digital-press-group-threatened-with-dismissal-in-favor-of-ai/", "aiimpacted_url": "https://aiimpacted.org/post/french-court-suspends-part-of-infopro-digital-plan-to-cut-19-journalist-jobs-and", "workforce_before": 4000, "workforce_source": "Infopro Digital group page (infopro-digital.com/group/): \"4,000 employees\", undated company fact page", "share_stated": null, "share_of_workforce": 0.48, "quote": null, "quote_by": null }, { "company": "Upwork", "jobs_affected": null, "event_type": "layoff", "event_date": "2026-05-07", "industry": "Information Technology", "country": "United States", "source_name": "Upwork", "source_url": "https://www.upwork.com/press/releases/upwork-ceo-hayden-brown-shared-the-following-message-with-employees-on-may-7-2026", "aiimpacted_url": "https://aiimpacted.org/post/upwork-cut-about-a-quarter-of-its-staff-with-its-ceo-saying-ai-lets-smaller-team", "workforce_before": 630, "workforce_source": "FY2025 Form 10-K: approximately 630 employees as of December 31, 2025", "share_stated": 24, "share_of_workforce": 24, "quote": "AI means smaller, differently resourced teams in product and engineering can make a bigger impact than ever.", "quote_by": "Hayden Brown, message to employees, May 7, 2026" }, { "company": "Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation", "jobs_affected": null, "event_type": "layoff", "event_date": "2026-04-29", "industry": "Information Technology", "country": "Worldwide", "source_name": "Yahoo Finance", "source_url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/cognizant-says-ai-creates-jobs-154755236.html", "aiimpacted_url": "https://aiimpacted.org/post/cognizant-s-project-leap-to-cut-12-000-15-000-jobs-4-5-of-staff-as-it-shifts-to", "workforce_before": 357600, "workforce_source": "Q1 2026 earnings release (8-K Ex. 99.1, Apr 29, 2026): total headcount 357,600 as of March 31, 2026", "share_stated": null, "share_of_workforce": null, "quote": "By fostering a workforce that is properly sized, AI-enabled and possesses the skills required for success as well as optimizing our technology footprint, we aim to streamline operations and enhance productivity through AI-led efficiencies, creating a more agile and cost-effective operating model.", "quote_by": "Form 10-Q for Q1 2026, Project Leap risk factor" }, { "company": "Domain Money", "jobs_affected": null, "event_type": "layoff", "event_date": "2026-08-01", "industry": "Banking & Finance", "country": "United States", "source_name": "InvestmentNews", "source_url": "https://www.investmentnews.com/ria-news/adam-dells-domain-money-lays-of-advisors-citing-ai-and-efficiency/268212", "aiimpacted_url": "https://aiimpacted.org/post/domain-money-cuts-about-a-third-of-staff-including-half-its-planning-team-citing", "workforce_before": 39, "workforce_source": "per InvestmentNews, citing the firm's Form ADV dated May 15, 2026: 39 employees, 14 in advisory roles", "share_stated": null, "share_of_workforce": null, "quote": "Domain Money is committed to serving our clients with the highest quality service available in the market, by combining the best of AI with a human led experience. As we've scaled, we've significantly improved automation and efficiency, enabling us to serve up to 150 clients per advisor.", "quote_by": "Adam Dell, statement to InvestmentNews" }, { "company": "Elastic", "jobs_affected": null, "event_type": "layoff", "event_date": "2026-06-24", "industry": "Software Development", "country": "United States", "source_name": "Elastic", "source_url": "https://www.elastic.co/blog/ceo-ash-kulkarni-announcement-to-elastic-employees", "aiimpacted_url": "https://aiimpacted.org/post/elastic-is-cutting-about-7-of-its-staff-and-its-ceo-says-ai-and-automation-let-s", "workforce_before": 4019, "workforce_source": "FY2026 Form 10-K: \"We had 4,019 employees as of April 30, 2026.\"", "share_stated": 7, "share_of_workforce": 7, "quote": "In others, advances in AI and automation are letting us operate with leaner teams.", "quote_by": "Ash Kulkarni, announcement to Elastic employees (elastic.co blog, June 24, 2026)" }, { "company": "Gambling.com Group", "jobs_affected": null, "event_type": "replacement", "event_date": "2026-05-14", "industry": "Marketing & Advertising", "country": "Worldwide", "source_name": "SEC EDGAR", "source_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1839799/000183979926000099/gamb-q12026xpressrelease.htm", "aiimpacted_url": "https://aiimpacted.org/post/did-ai-cut-a-quarter-of-gambling-com-s-staff-its-own-sec-filing-says-ai-first-wo", "workforce_before": 599, "workforce_source": "FY2025 Form 20-F, Item 6.D: \"As of December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the Group had 599, 555 and 489 employees, respectively.\"", "share_stated": 25, "share_of_workforce": 25, "quote": "We continue to integrate AI into our workflows and are moving quickly to adopt AI as the foundational layer of how the entire organization operates. This shift to AI-first working principles enables a proposed restructure of teams that is expected to drive substantial annualized cost savings.", "quote_by": "Kevin McCrystle, CEO, Q1 2026 results release (SEC exhibit, May 14, 2026)" }, { "company": "Boozt", "jobs_affected": null, "event_type": "layoff", "event_date": "2025-01-13", "industry": "Retail & E-commerce", "country": "Sweden", "source_name": "Boozt press release", "source_url": "https://mfn.se/a/boozt/boozt-enhances-efficiency-with-workforce-realignment-amid-technological-advancements", "aiimpacted_url": "https://aiimpacted.org/post/boozt-cut-about-10-of-its-permanent-staff-and-said-it-was-resizing-to-match-the", "workforce_before": null, "workforce_source": null, "share_stated": 10, "share_of_workforce": 10, "quote": "We have successfully harnessed technology to streamline operations and enhance efficiency. As part of this ongoing transformation, we are resizing our workforce to align with the efficiencies gained through these advancements.", "quote_by": "Hermann Haraldsson, CEO, Boozt press release, 13 January 2025" }, { "company": "lastminute.com", "jobs_affected": null, "event_type": "layoff", "event_date": "2026-06-17", "industry": "Hospitality & Travel", "country": "Switzerland", "source_name": "lastminute.com press release", "source_url": "https://media.staticroot.com/DAM/Artwork/lastminute.com/press_release/2026/20260617%20lastminute.com%20Announces%20AI%20Powered%20Transformation%20to%20Drive%20Its%20Next%20Phase%20of%20Growth_EN.pdf", "aiimpacted_url": "https://aiimpacted.org/post/lastminute-com-is-cutting-about-a-quarter-of-its-staff-and-its-chief-executive-s", "workforce_before": null, "workforce_source": null, "share_stated": 25, "share_of_workforce": 25, "quote": "AI adoption in the travel industry has been fast and will only accelerate: AI is changing how customers search, book, and are served, and how the companies behind them are built. We are choosing to reshape lastminute.com to be at the forefront in the industry.", "quote_by": "Alessandro Petazzi, CEO, lastminute.com media release, 17 June 2026" }, { "company": "Mews", "jobs_affected": null, "event_type": "layoff", "event_date": "2026-07-07", "industry": "Hospitality & Travel", "country": "Netherlands", "source_name": "Skift", "source_url": "https://skift.com/2026/07/07/mews-layoffs-restructuring-ai/", "aiimpacted_url": "https://aiimpacted.org/post/mews-is-cutting-15-of-its-staff-and-its-founder-says-one-employee-can-now-do-so", "workforce_before": 1350, "workforce_source": "per Hotel Dive, citing a Mews spokesperson: cutting 15% of its 1,350-person staff (July 2026)", "share_stated": 15, "share_of_workforce": 15, "quote": "And unfortunately, that does impact a number of different roles built for an era that is ceasing to exist, because of the fact that a singular employee can do so, so much more with AI.", "quote_by": "Richard Valtr, founder, interview with Skift" }, { "company": "Bird", "jobs_affected": null, "event_type": "layoff", "event_date": "2026-05-11", "industry": "Information Technology", "country": "Netherlands", "source_name": "Bird founder's note to staff", "source_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/robertvis_this-is-a-note-i-sent-earlier-today-to-all-share-7459557337901645826-VIus/", "aiimpacted_url": "https://aiimpacted.org/post/bird-cut-about-20-of-its-staff-and-its-founder-told-them-tasks-that-needed-dedic", "workforce_before": null, "workforce_source": null, "share_stated": 20, "share_of_workforce": 20, "quote": "The second is AI. It has changed how we work, and tasks that required dedicated headcount even a few years ago no longer do.", "quote_by": "Robert Vis, founder, note to all staff (LinkedIn, 11 May 2026)" }, { "company": "Monte Carlo", "jobs_affected": null, "event_type": "layoff", "event_date": "2026-03-25", "industry": "Software Development", "country": "United States", "source_name": "Monte Carlo CEO's post", "source_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7442678720647184385/", "aiimpacted_url": "https://aiimpacted.org/post/monte-carlo-cut-30-of-its-team-and-its-chief-executive-says-ai-lets-smaller-grou", "workforce_before": null, "workforce_source": null, "share_stated": 30, "share_of_workforce": 30, "quote": "What I've been experiencing is that AI enabling smaller, more focused groups to work faster and more effectively.", "quote_by": "Barr Moses, Co-Founder & CEO, LinkedIn post (March 2026)" }, { "company": "Baker McKenzie", "jobs_affected": null, "event_type": "layoff", "event_date": "2026-02-06", "industry": "Other", "country": "Worldwide", "source_name": "Legal Cheek", "source_url": "https://www.legalcheek.com/2026/02/baker-mckenzie-to-cut-business-services-roles-as-ai-use-grows/", "aiimpacted_url": "https://aiimpacted.org/post/baker-mckenzie-is-phasing-out-business-services-roles-after-a-review-that-rethou", "workforce_before": 13000, "workforce_source": "Baker McKenzie newsroom, 9 June 2025: Global Chair-elect Sunny Mann, \"my 13,000+ brilliant colleagues across over 70 offices globally\"", "share_stated": null, "share_of_workforce": null, "quote": "This review was aimed at rethinking the ways in which we work, including through our use of AI, introducing efficiencies, and investing in those roles that best serve our clients' needs.", "quote_by": "Baker McKenzie spokesperson, statement to Legal Cheek, 6 February 2026" } ] }