company,announced,jobs_reported,why_excluded,source_url
Amazon,2026-01-28,16000,"Memo cited layers and bureaucracy, not AI; CEO Andy Jassy said the cuts are not AI-driven",https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-layoffs-corporate-jan-2026
Intuit,2026-05-20,3000,"CEO said the 17% cut had ""nothing to do with AI""; press linked it to AI",https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/20/intuit-ceo-says-companys-17percent-workforce-cut-had-nothing-to-do-with-ai.html
Mizuho,2026-02-27,5000,"Bank said ""It is not a headcount reduction""; clerical staff to be reassigned",https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/27/companies/mizuho-clerical-jobs-ai/
Telstra,2026-02-11,650,"Mainly outsourcing to Infosys and India; JV said it was ""not proposing that any roles be replaced by AI today""",https://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace/telstra-to-cut-209-jobs-from-ai-joint-venture-offshoring-work-to-india-20260210-p5o15l.html
LinkedIn,2026-05-13,875,Source told Reuters the rationale was not AI replacing jobs,https://www.engadget.com/2172239/linkedin-is-reportedly-laying-off-five-percent-of-its-workforce/
Autodesk,2026-01-22,1000,"CEO said the primary driver was completing a go-to-market transformation, not AI replacing work",https://adsknews.autodesk.com/en/news/012226-employee-message
Meta (Reality Labs),2026-01-13,1000,Company framed it as shifting spend from metaverse to wearables,https://www.theverge.com/news/861295/meta-reality-labs-layoffs-shift-to-wearables
IBM,2025-11-04,,"""Low single-digit percentage"" cut; statement did not cite AI",https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/04/ibm-layoffs-fourth-quarter.html
Klarna,2025-05-14,,"Headcount fell ~40% via hiring freeze and attrition, not an announced cut; later rehired humans",https://fortune.com/2025/05/09/klarna-ai-humans-return-on-investment/
Tata Consultancy Services,2025-07-27,12200,CEO denied AI was the reason (skill mismatch),https://www.mitsloanme.com/article/tcs-to-shed-12000-jobs-this-fiscal-says-ai-isnt-the-reason/
Microsoft,2025-05-13,6000,Company cited organisational streamlining; AI link drawn by press,https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/13/microsoft-is-cutting-3percent-of-workers-across-the-software-company.html
Microsoft,2025-07-02,9000,Company cited organisational changes; AI link drawn by press,https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/02/microsoft-laying-off-about-9000-employees-in-latest-round-of-cuts.html
HubSpot,2026-10-06,660,Attribution disputed; framed as flattening the organisation,https://www.boston.com/news/business/2026/10/06/hubspot-to-lay-off-660-employees/
Zillow,2026-08-04,500,Company cited housing market and declined to say whether AI played a role,https://www.geekwire.com/2026/zillow-cuts-more-than-500-jobs-in-its-largest-layoff-of-the-year/
HSBC,2026-03,20000,Reported as weighing cuts; no confirmed announcement,https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/factboxcompanies-cutting-jobs-as-investments-shift-toward-ai-4965744
Intesa Sanpaolo,2026-02-02,6100,Net reduction framed as generational turnover; AI listed as a separate productivity lever,https://group.intesasanpaolo.com/en/investor-relations/press-releases/2026/02/20260202-business-plan-uk
Citigroup,2026-01-14,20000,Target dates to a January 2024 reorganisation,https://fortune.com/2026/01/14/citigroup-ceo-jane-fraser-job-cuts-ai-bad-old-ways-restructuring/
Oracle (India),2026-09-01,3000,Reported by press only; likely part of FY restructuring already counted,https://www.theweek.in/news/biz-tech/2026/09/01/oracles-fresh-layoffs-could-hit-3000-indians-ai-job-cuts-or-shift-in-tech-capital-allocation.html
C.H. Robinson,2025,,Headcount fell via AI productivity and attrition; no announced cut,https://www.freightwaves.com/news/headcount-falls-at-c-h-robinson-as-automation-ai-reshape-brokerage