Ibm Cutting Thousands of Jobs in the Fourth Quarter
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IBM is cutting thousands of jobs in the fourth quarter, with commenters speculating about the role of AI in the decision, referencing a previous layoff of HR employees replaced by 'AI Agents'.
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sgerenser
2 months ago
Surprisingly, the article doesn't say it's because of AI (although it does mention a previous layoff of 200 HR employees was due to replacement by "AI Agents").
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