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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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3 AI attributions · 4,633 jobs · 2026 · each with the employer’s quote and its source.
- Patreon AI named among the causes
“Shifts to AI-First Strategy”
- PayPal AI named among the causes
“PayPal announced it will cut about 4,500 roles (20% of workforce) as it moves to "aggressively adopt AI" in development and operations (TechCrunch, May 5, 2026, listed among 2026 employers that explicitly cited AI)”
- Pentera AI named among the causes
“Pentera is making organizational adjustments as part of a focus on core activities and the continued development of its AI-driven cybersecurity verification products. (Calcalist / CTech)”
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 →