IBM could replace up to 7,800 jobs with AI in a few years, CEO says

IBM could replace up to 7,800 jobs with AI in a few years, CEO says

As artificial intelligence is making its way into the workforce and potentially automating jobs, IBM Corp. is already talking about how that will affect the future of its workers as the company plans to pause hiring for back-office jobs that could be done by AI.

In an interview with Bloomberg on Monday, IBM Chief Executive Arvind Krishna said that hiring for non-customer-facing roles, such as human resources and accounting, would be paused or slowed over the next few years.

These roles represent approximately 26,000 employees and Krishna said that he could “easily see” about 30% of those roles being replaced by […]

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