Reporting archive
Evidence on AI and work
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Blizzard workers ratify contract with AI bargaining rights and layoff protections
Nearly 1,900 Blizzard workers ratified contracts that require the company to discuss, evaluate, and bargain over workplace AI use.
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Goldman Sachs opens Bellevue engineering office focused on AI and cloud transformation
Goldman Sachs said it opened a new engineering office in Bellevue, Washington, for more than 125 employees focused on AI and cloud transformation.
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Cognizant says it will hire 1,500 U.S. graduates and grow a 15,000-person Frontier job family
Cognizant said it plans to hire 1,500 U.S. college graduates in 2026 and scale Frontier Certified Engineer and Frontier Business Operator roles to 15,000 people.
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CompTIA says AI-related postings topped 320,000 as tech companies cut 14,700 roles in August
CompTIA’s August analysis points to a mixed tech labor market, with more than 320,000 AI-related postings and staffing cuts at technology companies.
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California’s No Robo Bosses bill reaches Newsom’s desk after Senate approval
California’s SB 947 is now on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk after legislative approval and enrollment, with the bill targeting AI-only firing and discipline decisions and requiring notice and human oversight in covered cases.
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New York lawmakers press Hochul to sign AI workforce reporting bill
New York lawmakers are urging Gov. Kathy Hochul to act on an AI workforce-reporting bill that would require covered businesses to disclose AI-related displacement, reduced hours, and unfilled positions.
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Meta’s AI buildout points in two directions at once: more trades jobs, and more automation inside data centers
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta’s AI buildout will need “hundreds of thousands and maybe millions” of skilled-trades jobs, while WIRED reports the company is testing robots for some data-center tasks.
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Uber says it will cut about 10% of its team and push most remote workers into office hubs
Uber said it will reduce its team by about 10%, remove management layers, and ask most remote employees to move to office hubs while it says it wants more capacity for future growth, including autonomy.
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Dallas Fed sees early AI automation effects in Texas job postings
A Dallas Fed analysis says AI automation exposure has already shown up in Texas job postings, while an Indeed Hiring Lab note says AI may help break the current low-hire, low-fire pattern.
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EY US ties $100 million in employee rewards to AI-era skills and measurable impact
EY US says it will invest $100 million in employee rewards tied to future-focused skills, technology adoption, and measurable impact, signaling how AI-era performance can shape pay and career incentives.