Saturday, October 24, 2026

Yet another headline that pairs AI with job loss: Barclays edition

 
Top headline:  TUM Partners of Excellence, 12/5/2024
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Bottom headline:   CNBC,  10/22/2026

Hugh Leask reports:
British lender Barclays has revealed plans to cut 5,000 jobs — about 5% of its total workforce — as part of an artificial intelligence-linked efficiency push. 
In its third-quarter earnings statement Thursday, Barclays said it was “structurally reducing the cost base to generate capacity for investment.” 
About 60% of the cuts are expected to be in support functions, including developers, according to the earnings presentation, which also noted an outcome was “organisational simplification and technology change efficiency driven by AI.”
 
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