Overview

• Ford CEO Jim Farley warned that artificial intelligence will replace half of all U.S. white-collar jobs in coming years
• Amazon’s Andy Jassy expects AI-driven efficiency gains to shrink the company’s corporate headcount as it hires for robotics and AI specialists
• Marc Benioff, Satya Nadella and Sundar Pichai say AI now performs between 20% and 50% of internal tasks without disclosing how those figures are calculated
• Microsoft, Amazon, IBM, Google and Intel have cut more than 100,000 jobs so far in 2025 as AI investments reshape organizational structures
• Analysts warn that vague productivity metrics are fueling employee anxiety and highlight an urgent need for comprehensive reskilling programs