Softline Rolls Out AI Automation, Cutting 7% of Its Workforce
IT holding Softline has laid off 800 employees at once, more than 7% of its staff. The company plans to replace their work with robots and AI algorithms, automating routine tasks. This is only the first wave: the cuts will continue. Amid an acute shortage of IT specialists in Russia, the holding has chosen robotization over hiring new people.
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IT holding Softline has launched a program to introduce AI and automation, laying off 800 employees in the first wave, more than 7% of the company's total headcount.
Is Softline using AI instead of employees?
Yes. The company has launched an automation program that uses robotics and algorithms to replace positions. It said this is the first stage of a global program, with large-scale waves of cuts still to come.
How many employees did
Softline lay off while introducing AI? In the first wave of the automation program, the company laid off 800 people, more than 7% of its staff.
Does Softline plan more waves of layoffs because of AI?
Yes. Management announced that the cuts are the first stage of a global automation program, with large-scale waves ahead.
Key Questions Answered
Is Softline using AI instead of employees?
Yes. The company has launched an automation program that uses robotics and algorithms to replace positions. It said this is the first stage of a global program, with large-scale waves of cuts still to come.
How many employees did Softline lay off while introducing AI?
In the first wave of the automation program, the company laid off 800 people, more than 7% of its staff.
Does Softline plan more waves of layoffs because of AI?
Yes. Management announced that the cuts are the first stage of a global automation program, with large-scale waves ahead.
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