
Companies cut about 1.1 million jobs this year, the most since the covid-19 pandemic. However, the notion that those layoffs are occurring due to technological advancements, as if the majority of those roles are now filled by artificial intelligence, doesn’t quite align with the data. According to data from consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, about 55,000 layoffs were attributed directly to AI—less than 1% of all job losses.
One industry where layoffs were common this year…

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