When AI Is The Reason For Mass Layoffs, How Must CIOs Respond?
InformationWeek, Friday, October 31st, 2025
As multiple enterprises attribute employee cuts to AI automation and investment, CIOs are under greater pressure than ever to deliver AI ROI.
Mass layoffs have lost their novelty in 2025, with major enterprises announcing sweeping job cuts on a rolling basis throughout the year. Companies across different sectors have been affected: Target terminated 1,800 corporate roles in October, while UPS has now eliminated a total of 48,000 positions this year alone. But there's a new trend shaping a lot of these employment cuts, one that is keeping CIOs on their toes: Consistently, it's AI that is named as the reason behind job elimination.