Reporting archive
Evidence on AI and work
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DNB says AI agents are taking on manual work as it cuts about 400 jobs in Technology & Services
DNB says agentic AI is already handling manual work in parts of its banking operations, and it plans to reduce about 400 full-time equivalents in Technology & Services by the fourth quarter of 2026.
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Challenger report says AI remained the leading year-to-date reason for U.S. job cuts
Challenger, Gray & Christmas said U.S. employers announced 43,281 job cuts in September and 90,787 hiring plans, while AI remained the leading year-to-date reason for cuts through September.
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Challenger says AI stayed the top stated reason for July layoffs as hiring also rose
Challenger, Gray & Christmas said AI was the leading stated reason for July job cuts for a fifth straight month, even as employers also announced more hiring plans.
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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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JPMorgan says AI cut jobs 30% to 40% in some “discrete areas”
Jamie Dimon said JPMorgan reduced jobs by 30% or 40% in unspecified “discrete areas” while pursuing AI-enabled efficiency.