AI-linked layoffs in 2026

I maintain a registry of cases where companies themselves cited artificial intelligence in layoffs: as a reason, replacement, or process tool. Each row links to my full coverage. The counter grows with each documented case, not from estimates.

Case Registry

Data	Firma	How many people	AI connection
2026-07-27	Monday.com · entire company, 20% of workforce	600	company explicitly cited AI
2026-07-25	Nine (SMH, The Age) · dziennikarze	30	company explicitly cited AI
2026-07-14	Meta · employees on medical leave	26	AI used in layoff process (legal case)
2026-07-13	Montefiore Medical Center · nurses	12	replaced by AI software
2026-07-08	Allianz · call center	1 800	AI taking over operations (up to 1800)
2026-06-24	Oracle · various departments	21 000	cuts to fund AI infrastructure

How I count

The register only includes cases where the company itself cited AI or where the link is clear from documents (for example, a lawsuit). I don’t add up other people’s collective estimates or guess at motives - which is why this counter is lower than headlines about “hundreds of thousands”. Keep the other side in mind too: some companies use AI as a convenient excuse for cuts that would have happened anyway.