It was inevitable… According to Bloomberg, IBM expects to pause hiring for roles as roughly 7,800 jobs could be replaced by #AI. IBM’s Chief Executive Officer Arvind Krishna said back-office functions, such as human resources, will be suspended or slowed. “These non-customer-facing roles amount to roughly 26,000 workers,” Krishna said. “I could easily see 30% of that getting replaced by AI and automation over a five-year period.” This is the first of many announcements as organizations...

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