Job cuts in October hit highest level for the month in 22 years, Challenger says
Job cuts for October totaled 153,074, a 183% surge from September.
You Can’t Save the American Dream by Freezing It in Time
“They gave your job to AI. They picked profit over people. That’s not going to happen when I’m in office. We’re going to tax companies that automate away your livelihood. We’re going to halt excessive use of AI. We’re going to make sure the American Dream isn’t outsourced to AI labs. Anyone who isn’...
Meta Will Let Candidates Use AI in Coding Interviews. That Changes Everything.
Some companies, like Google, are adding in-person interviews to filter out AI dependence. Others, like Meta are doing the opposite, reportedly requiring candidates to demonstrate AI proficiency. For job candidates, the key may be to focus on what AI can't replicate: verifiable skills, tangible achievements, and genuine rapport.
Paul Novosad on X: "I think what's happening is firms are barraged by AI applications, and can'y distinguish who is good—and decide its just not worth trying. I certainly feel this with regard to inquiries from prospective students / @devdatalab applicants! 5/" / X
Hiring managers are likely overwhelmed. Paul Novosad, a Dartmouth economics professor, thinks that “Firms are getting barraged by AI applications, and can't distinguish who is good — and decide it’s just not worth trying.”
silbert_jmp.pdf
The job market is getting less fair. A Princeton-Dartmouth study found that the introduction of AI made hiring decisions “significantly less meritocratic.” As a result, high-ability workers were hired 19% less often, while low-ability workers were hired 14% more often.
Paul Novosad on X: "In April 2023, https://t.co/TF6PlJBMSn made it possible for workers to use AI in their cover letters. Employers can't see if they used the tool. Time spent to submit an application goes down, with a big increase in apps that took <30 seconds 2/ https://t.co/WqVpPqzcaw" / X
Good cover letters used to prove dedication, skill, and know-how — a key filter that separated serious candidates from the rest. Now? Anyone can generate a perfect cover letter in 30 seconds. The signal is dead. So what does this mean?
Students worried about getting jobs are adding extra majors
The practice of double-majoring is rising at many colleges and universities as students fret about getting jobs in an economy seemingly shifting faster than single majors can keep up.
Chegg slashes 45% of workforce, blames 'new realities of AI'
Chegg will lay off 45% of its workforce, cutting 388 jobs as generative AI and declining Google search traffic slash revenue. The company says it is restructuring its academic products while continuing to fund its own AI tools. Dan Rosensweig returns as CEO effective immediately, replacing Nathan Schultz, who shifts to executive advisor. The board ended its strategic review and unanimously chose to keep Chegg independent. Chegg’s stock has crashed 99% from its 2021 high, shrinking its market cap from $14.7 billion to roughly $156 million. The dramatic value loss, coupled with two major layoff rounds this year, shows how quickly AI-driven competition has gutted the firm’s longtime education model.
AI Job Cuts, Proposals for New Economies, Infrastructure Build, Tools, Model Updates
Our students will build and live in a new civilization
Opinion | How White-Collar Workers Could Fuel a New Populist Movement — on the Left
“The richest people in the world are investing many hundreds of billions of dollars into AI” to make themselves “even more powerful,” wrote independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on X last month, warning of “massive” white-collar job losses, in addition to blue-collar cuts.
“The richest people in the world are investing many hundreds of billions of dollars into AI” to make themselves “even more powerful,” wrote independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on X last month, warning of “massive” white-collar job losses, in addition to blue-collar cuts.
Proposed U.S. law targets contact center AI, offshoring | TechTarget
The Keep Call Centers In America Act of 2025 -- both versions sponsored with bipartisan support -- would keep tabs on which U.S. companies with more than 50 employees plan to offshore at least 30% of their customer support operations or plan to relocate a whole contact center offshore. The Secretary of The U.S. Department of Labor would keep a publicly available list of these businesses -- those that make the list risk losing federal grants and would be ineligible for federal contracts.
Analysts warn AI layoffs could spark a new wave of offshoring – enterprises are rehiring after workforce cuts, but either outsourcing or at lower rates of pay
Forrester predicts that offshoring and "ghost workers" will win back jobs lost to AI
AI and the Future of Work
This event was recorded live on October 7, 2025.
Artificial Intelligence is developing at breakneck speed, causing much anxiety about how our society and daily lives may change in the not-too-distant future. Top of mind for many: jobs. A panel of experts brings the speculation down to earth, addressing questions such as: What jobs will AI replace? What new jobs will be created? How will AI affect workplace conditions, wages, unions, and the overall economy? Featuring Daron Acemoglu, Nobel laureate and professor of economics at MIT; Paul Krugman, Nobel laureate, former New York Times columnist, and research professor of economics at the CUNY Graduate Center; Danielle Li, David Sarnoff Professor of Management of Technology at MIT; and Zeynep Tufekci, professor of sociology and public affairs at Princeton University and a New York Times columnist. Moderated by Steven Greenhouse, former New York Times labor reporter and author of Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor.
Presented with the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality.
For more information about our events, visit: http://www.gc.cuny.edu/public-programs
Amazon Says It Will Cut 14,000 Corporate Roles To Remove Layers - Slashdot
Amazon said on Tuesday it would reduce its corporate workforce by approximately 14,000 roles as part of an effort to remove bureaucracy and organizational layers. Beth Galetti, the company's senior vice president of people experience and technology, told employees in a memo that the cuts followed ea...
Chegg Slashes 45% of Workforce, Blames 'New Realities of AI' - Slashdot
Chegg says it will lay off about 45% of its workforce, or 388 employees, as the "new realities" of artificial intelligence and diminished traffic from internet search have led to plummeting revenue. From a report: The online education company, founded 20 years ago, has been hit by the rise of genera...
Exclusive: Amazon targets as many as 30,000 corporate job cuts, sources say
Amazon intends to cut corporate roles across logistics, payments, video games, and its cloud unit. Sources cited by Reuters say up to 30,000 employees may be notified as soon as Tuesday.
Is AI Responsible for Job Cuts - Or Just a Good Excuse? - Slashdot
Has AI just become an easy excuse for firms looking to downsize, asks CNBC:
Fabian Stephany, assistant professor of AI and work at the Oxford Internet Institute, said there might be more to job cuts than meets the eye. Previously there may have been some stigma attached to using AI, but now comp...
Why AI Is Widening the Gap Between Top Talent and Everyone Else
Research highlighted in The Wall Street Journal posits that AI is already widening the chasm between top performers and everyone else.
Why it matters: This widening performance gap is expected to create significant workplace friction and resentment as top performers grow frustrated with colleagues who can't keep up.
British TV show claims to be the first to use AI presenter
The programme, Will AI Take My Job? aired Monday evening, investigating AI automation's impact on sectors from law to medicine.
Viewers discovered at the show's close that its host, Aisha Gaban, was entirely AI-generated.
The AI presenter said: “AI is going to touch everybody’s lives in the next few years. And for some, it will take their jobs. Call centre workers? Customer service agents? Maybe even TV presenters like me. Because I’m not real. In a British TV first, I’m an AI presenter.
'The AI Revolution's Next Casualty Could Be the Gig Economy' - Slashdot
By helping Uber strengthen its AI, drivers could be accelerating the very driverless world they fear... Uber already offers autonomous rides in Waymo vehicles in Atlanta and Austin, and plans to expand. Meanwhile, Waymo is rolling out its pilot partnership with DoorDash [for driverless grocery/meal deliveries] starting in Phoenix.
Companies are blaming AI for job cuts. Critics say it’s a 'good excuse'
Workers are spooked as firms declare AI-driven layoffs, but some critics say the current reductions may be a "market clearance" due to overhiring.
Tech industry grad hiring crashes 46% as bots do junior work
ai-pocalypse: GenAI meets Gen Z – only one gets the job
People Who Lost Their Jobs To AI Are Opening Up About Their Experiences, And It's Genuinely Scary
"They automated my job for less than $1,000 a year. Now, I bartend and drive school buses to make ends meet."
AI headshots are changing the way job seekers are seen and get hired - EUROPE SAYS
AI headshots are becoming popular on LinkedIn and in professional portfolios as job seekers look for affordable profile pictures to give them an edge.
Stanford study: AI is eating entry level jobs
A Stanford University study found that generative AI is eating entry level jobs for workers 22 to 25 year old. The paper, which is based on ADP data, found that early career workers in occupations exposed to genAI have seen a 13% relative decline in employment.
Some of the occupations with the biggest genAI hit included software development and customer service.
A Stanford University study found that generative AI is eating entry level jobs for workers 22 to 25 year old. The paper, which is based on ADP data, found that early career workers in occupations exposed to genAI have seen a 13% relative decline in employment.
Some of the occupations with the biggest genAI hit included software development and customer service.
Walmart CEO says he can't think of a single job that won't be changed by AI—here’s how today’s workforce can prepare | Fortune
“How can I lean into the role that I have—whatever that role is—to adopt new tools, leverage them, and make things better than they would’ve otherwise been?” he told the publication.
Walmart CEO: ‘AI is literally going to change every job’—how the best employees can still stand out
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon is the latest notable business leader to talk about how implementing AI tools and agents in the workplace will affect his company.
Workers in every type of role must be prepared to adapt to the rise of artificial intelligence in the workplace, says Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, leader of the nation’s largest private employer.“It’s very clear that AI is going to change literally every job,” McMillon told The Wall Street Journal in an interview that published on Friday, adding: “Maybe there’s a job in the world that AI won’t change, but I haven’t thought of it.”
AI Push Drives Record Job Cuts at Top India Private Employer TCS - Slashdot
Tata Consultancy Services made its steepest-ever job cuts as strained ties with the US and a rapid shift toward AI reshape the country's $280 billion IT services sector. From a report: India's biggest private-sector employer cut 19,755 employees in the quarter ended Sept. 30, according to the compa...
Salesforce AI faces backlash from customers
Customers are saying things like: “It is so infuriating that Salesforce wants to abandon things THAT CURRENTLY WORK” .
AI Use at Work Has Nearly Doubled in Two Years
A recent workforce poll of nearly 20,000 workers, by the prominent pollster Gallup, found that the percentage of U.S. employees who say they have used AI in their jobs at least a few times a year has nearly doubled since its 2023 poll, from 21% to 40%. The percentage of U.S. employees frequently using AI in their jobs has also nearly doubled to 19%.