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fromIT Pro
4 days ago

Marc Benioff says Salesforce has already cut 4,000 customer support staff for AI agents - and workforce productivity hasn't dipped

We have now done about a million and a half conversations with our customers (through the agentic layer) and at the same time ... a million and half conversations also happened through our support agents during that same period. The SEASAT scores were about the same, which was stunning and also I was able to rebalance my headcount on my support - I've reduced it from 9,000 heads to about 5,000 because I need less heads.
Artificial intelligence
Tech industry
fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

In staff all-hands meeting, Google highlights how many managers it has cut to be more efficient

Google cut managers overseeing small teams by 35% over the past year as part of broader reductions in managerial and director roles.
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fromAxios
4 weeks ago

The next jobs downturn could mean an AI-induced purge of millions of workers

If firms face a costly adaptation process for automation to replace workers, then the cost of adjustment comes down during recessions when the opportunity cost of not producing is relatively low.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Sick pay changes could benefit UK firms by up to 2bn, TUC says

According to analysis commissioned by the UK's Trades Union Congress, changes to sick pay could benefit British businesses by as much as £2.4 billion through productivity gains.
UK news
Law
fromLawSites
2 months ago

On LawNext: How LexisNexis and Harvey Are Partnering to Reshape Legal AI, with LexisNexis CEO Sean Fitzpatrick

LexisNexis and Harvey are collaborating to integrate legal content and AI technology to enhance legal workflows.
Artificial intelligence
fromZDNET
3 months ago

Why smart businesses use AI to offload tasks and supercharge their teams

AI agent deployments will grow 327% in two years, reshaping workforce dynamics and organizational structures.
By 2030, significant human and AI collaboration is expected in most companies.
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