Reporting archive
Evidence on AI and work
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Thomson Reuters said it would cut some engineering roles while Reuters reported a plan for more than 250 net-new hires
Reuters reported that Thomson Reuters said it was cutting a small number of engineering roles while planning to hire more than 250 net-new engineering roles over two years.
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EU AI Act transparency rules take effect for workplace and user-facing AI
EU AI Act transparency duties now apply to AI systems that interact with people or generate content, and workplace deployers of high-risk AI must give notice before use.
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Remote work, not AI, is the stronger explanation for weaker junior hiring, a Warwick study says
A Warwick study says declining early-career hiring in four countries tracks remote and hybrid work more closely than AI exposure, while Axios reports similar findings from New York Fed economists about youth unemployment.
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Apollo’s AI paper points to weaker pay growth, not just layoffs
Apollo Global Management’s new white paper, as reported by Axios, argues that AI exposure is showing up in slower wage growth for some occupations more than in headline job losses.
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OPM expands USA Class, an AI tool for drafting federal job descriptions
OPM says it has expanded access to USA Class across federal agencies using USA Staffing, adding an AI tool to the first step of federal hiring. The agency says it is meant to reduce administrative burden and speed the drafting of position descriptions.
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AI is taking over more call-center tasks at big banks and tech firms
Bloomberg Law reported that automated chat and phone systems are handling customer-service work at companies including Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Microsoft, Uber Technologies, and Hyatt Hotels.
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EU delays some high-risk AI rules that cover employment systems
The EU’s AI Omnibus delays some high-risk AI deadlines, including rules that can cover certain employment systems.
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HSBC plans Singapore AI centre and more than 100 AI specialist hires
HSBC said it will launch a Global AI Centre of Excellence in Singapore later in 2026 and hire more than 100 AI specialists, while Reuters reported plans to add another 100 relationship managers there.
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Skagit news workers strike over AI safeguards in contract talks
News workers at three Skagit newspapers went on strike after nine months of bargaining, saying Adams MultiMedia insisted on no limit on AI use in newsrooms, including news generation.
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Adecco says AI is reshaping jobs faster than it is eliminating them
Adecco Group says AI is changing tasks faster than it is eliminating jobs, while only a minority of firms have scaled it into core workflows. Reuters reported the company also pointed to disappearing entry-level jobs and a need for reskilling.