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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 · 1,100 jobs · all-time · each with the employer’s quote and its source.
- Upwork AI named among the causes
“Two pizza teams are dead. AI means smaller, differently resourced teams in product and engineering can make a bigger impact than ever. (Upwork press release / SEC Form 8-K)”
- UKG AI named among the causes
“Company statement: "These actions span multiple functions and regions and reflect rapidly evolving market shifts — including changes in technology driven by AI, customer expectations, and how software companies compete." (South Florida Sun Sentinel (via Yahoo Finance))”
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 →