Top 7 U.S. Firms Cutting Jobs Over AI in 2025 

AI has come to stay, and it is in everyday living, our jobs, homes, education, healthcare, and even the way we communicate and make decisions.

And while some traditional jobs are fading, new opportunities are rising, especially for those who can design, train, and oversee the very AI systems taking centre stage.

Here are the top 7 firms cutting jobs due to AI in 2025:

Intel

In July, Intel stunned employees by announcing it would cut up to 20% of its Intel Foundry Services division, resulting in more than 10,000 job losses worldwide. Unlike past reductions, there’s no voluntary buyout or early-retirement option this time. Instead, managers used performance metrics powered by AI-led analytics to decide who stays and who goes.

CrowdStrike

At CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity firm that used to lean heavily on human analysts, around 500 workers, 5% of its staff, lost their jobs. CEO George Kurtz acknowledged that new machine-learning tools now scan and neutralise threats more efficiently than teams of experts ever could. “Our platforms got smarter fast,” he told employees, “and we have to match our headcount to the pace of change.”

Amazon

Amazon’s CEO, Andy Jassy, has signalled a seismic shift in hiring: generative AI and autonomous agents will take over entire swaths of operational roles over the coming years. While he promised new openings for AI trainers, data specialists and robotics technicians, he warned that many warehouse and customer-service jobs will vanish or morph beyond recognition.

Meta

Meta kicked off 2025 with performance-based layoffs in Facebook, Reality Labs and its Horizon VR division. April’s metaverse cuts were particularly ironic: billions poured into virtual worlds, yet real-world jobs were being axed. Internal notes stress that teams must “move faster with leaner structures,” a refrain that left many engineers scrambling.

Microsoft

Even the stalwart that’s known for stability hasn’t been spared. In January, Microsoft quietly trimmed staff across its sales and gaming divisions. Those affected learned there would be no severance boost,just the standard package, as AI systems now handle customer insights and basic game-testing tasks once done by teams of people.

Walmart

The world’s largest retailer announced in May that roughly 1,500 roles in its tech, e-commerce fulfilment and advertising arms would disappear. As AI optimises warehouse routing and digital-ad targeting, fewer human hands are needed to keep the world’s biggest supply chain running.

IBM

IBM’s May announcement was among the biggest: about 8,000 positions, largely in human resources, were cut as AI-driven platforms took over recruiting, onboarding and benefits administration. For a company built on managing other companies’ technology, the message was clear:  no department is too sacred for automation.