From Oracle to Capgemini: Why Layoffs Are Accelerated by AI and Who Are the Most Affected

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The first four months of the year come off with an avalanche of layoffs in large companies. The technological sector, part of banking and consulting are cutting staff.Among the different reasons given by the firms, the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI), or the need to reorganize their structures due to the impact of this technology, stand out as the most repeated arguments. Experts doubt whether the AI is really able to provide so m…

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The layoffs by AI in Oracle and Capgemini already exceed 15,000 positions between the two companies in what goes from 2026, according to the accounts published by the firms themselves in their communications to employees. The wave points directly to the muscle of technological services in Europe, and Spain is not left out. Keys of the operation Oracle executes the biggest cut in its recent history. The company led by Safra Catz has confirmed the…