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BT Group layoffs

We've tracked one BT Group layoff, in May 2023, affecting 55,000 people. 100% of them lost their jobs in cuts that BT Group or credible reporting tied to AI. Headcounts are what was reported at the time, and some may have changed since.

People affected

55K

Across tracked announcements

Announcements

1

May 2023 → May 2023

AI-attributed

100%

Of affected people

Every tracked announcement

  1. −55,000AI · confirmed

    BT said it would cut between 40,000 and 55,000 roles by 2028 to 2030, with the CEO saying about 10,000 would be replaced by digitization and automation.

    About the figure: 55,000 is the upper bound of a 40,000 to 55,000 range spread over several years; only about 10,000 of the roles were attributed to digitization, automation and AI.

    Source: CNN

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