Topic: future work ai

IBM Cuts 8,000 Jobs as AI Replaces Workers, Sparks Global Debate

IBM, one of the most important technology companies in the world, has eliminated approximately 8,000 jobs within the Human Resources (HR) Department. The “repetitive” jobs, reading vacation requests, managing payroll or internal company documentation will now be handled by AI systems, like the AskHR platform. But the reality is that 8,000 jobs have been lost, even though IBM is still hiring people in key areas. Debate sparkedThis example from IBM is giving us a spoiler of what’s to come in the f...