14 companies that have said they're doing AI-related layoffs

Worries about AI one day replacing human workers have intensified recently — and as it turns out, that future may be here.A number of companies have recently announced staff cuts and cited AI efficiencies as a major rationale.

A March report from career transition firm Challenger, Gray, and Christmas found that, so far this year, AI has been cited in 8% of job-cut plans.

Amid this rash of layoffs, some have asked whether AI is replacing so many roles once held by humans or whether some degree of “AI washing” is at work.

OpenAI’s Sam Altman said some companies are blaming AI for layoffs that would’ve happened regardless.

An MIT study released last year said that 95% of corporate AI investments have generated “zero return” so far.

As some companies replace human workers with the technology, they may end up hiring more people because of it — or rehiring at least some of the roles they eliminated.

A 2025 survey conducted by consulting firm Robert Half found that 29% of 2,000 hiring managers said they reopened positions that had been previously got rid of after implementing AI.

Here’s a list of companies that have done AI-related layoffs: