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AI layoffs, in their own words

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AI layoffs, in the employer’s own words

Every layoff we attribute to AI carries the company’s own statement, quoted verbatim, with a link to where they said it. This is the receipt behind the AI number: not inference, not press framing, the employer’s words. Filter it, quote it, check it.

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2 AI attributions · 2,750 jobs · all-time · each with the employer’s quote and its source.
  • Wix AI named among the causes
    “CEO Avishai Abrahami, citing the "fast evolution of AI capabilities" (per CNBC): "We have witnessed the most significant shift in how companies are built since the invention of modern programming languages in the 1970s. This is not just about adopting new tools – it is about rewiring how companies are built, how they think, how they manage and how they operate." (Calcalist (Ctech))”
    1,000 jobs 2026-05-28 Multiple countries Technology News See the source →
  • Workday AI named among the causes
    “Companies everywhere are reimagining how work gets done, and the increasing demand for AI has the potential to drive a new era of growth for Workday”
    1,750 jobs 2025-02-05 United States Technology News See the source →

How these are chosen: a cut appears here only when the employer named AI or automation as a cause in words we can quote, confirmed by two independent passes, with the source on file. Investment in AI, a future projection, or AI used to pick who goes does not qualify. This is the strict, quotable standard; the tracker also has a broader AI-linked measure, labelled separately. Full methodology →