IBM is laying off 8,000 employees, mainly in HR, as AI automation takes over routine tasks, signalling a major shift in workforce strategy for 2025.

Two former HR professionals for IBM sued the company Wednesday alleging that they were unlawfully terminated because of their age as part of a plan to lay off more than 50% of IBM’s HR employees.

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IBM has announced the dismissal of approximately 8,000 employees, with its HR department bearing the brunt of the cuts.

And while hundreds of HR jobs were phased out, IBM didn't shrink. It actually grew to 270,300 employees in 2024. The new hires? People who solve problems, think creatively, and wo ...

Job cuts have mainly affected the HR department, where routine work has been replaced by an AI agent. The money saved from using automation is being reinvested into other areas of the business.

We see more clients looking at agentic AI as the key to help them move past incremental productivity gains and actually gain ...

IBM details its plans to help enterprises to actually do more with AI, with an expanded set of agentic AI capabilities.

According to Industry sources, the information technology major has already replaced at least 200 HR professionals with AI agents. IBM’s adoption of AI in HR functions reflects this wider shift ...