Layoffs2h ago
Big US firms announce over 52K layoffs amid AI squeeze
52,000+
jobs cut
Breaking
Klarna replaces 700 customer service agents with AI assistant
-700 jobs$40M saved•Reuters • 4h
This Week in AI Impact
AI is creating more than it's destroying
14.2M
augmented by AI
+2.1M this quarter ↑
2.1M
displaced since 2023
+340K this quarter ↑
6.7:1
For every job displaced, 6.7 workers are augmented
AI Adoption by Occupation
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LiveAutomation4h ago
Klarna replaces 700 support agents with AI assistant
$40M
annual savings
Research6h ago
MIT: AI-assisted workers 40% more productive
+40%
productivity gain
Funding8h ago
Anthropic closes $2B round at $60B valuation
$60B
valuation
847K
AI jobs posted
+12%
23.4K
Layoffs citing AI
-8%
$4.2B
AI funding
+34%
312
Studies
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