Barclays to Cut 5,000 Jobs, About 5% of Staff, as It Leans on AI
Barclays will cut about 5,000 jobs, around 5% of its workforce, as it leans on AI. 1,000 posts are already closed and the rest are due by year end.
Artificial Intelligence
How artificial intelligence is changing work in the US: which companies say AI is behind their layoffs, which jobs are most exposed to automation and what the research and official data actually show. We separate cuts that companies explicitly link to AI from the ones where AI is only part of the story.
Our tech layoffs tracker marks a cut as “AI cited” only when the company itself made the link in a filing or statement. Below the articles you can see those layoffs, updated as new cuts are announced.
Companies Are Cutting AI Spending in 2026: What It Means for Jobs
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AI Layoffs in 2026: How Many Job Cuts Are Really Caused by AI?
AI was cited for 120,136 US job cuts in 2026, 21% of the total, but it is fading. Month-by-month data, the companies that cited AI, and the real scale.
The Many Shadows of Sam Altman: Trial, Trust, and Power
The federal courtroom in Oakland, California, is doing something that no journalist has managed in nearly a decade: forcing Sam Altman, the most powerful figure in artificial intelligence, into the open. The Musk v. Altman trial — now in its second week — has cracked open a sealed archive of internal emails, executive diaries, text … Read more
Layoffs where the company cited AI
Artificial Intelligence: frequently asked questions
How many layoffs are caused by AI?
Only a small share of announced cuts are explicitly linked to AI by the companies themselves. In our tech layoffs tracker, a cut is marked "AI cited" only when the company made that link in a filing or statement.
Which jobs are most exposed to AI?
Research points to tasks such as writing, customer support and routine data work. The BLS employment projections show which occupations are expected to grow or shrink over the next decade.