Robots & Artificial IntelligenceAmerica’s white-collar bloodbath deepens as AI becomes top reason for layoffs in March Posted on April 12, 2026 by Administrator America’s layoff wave took a chilling new turn in March as artificial intelligence became the top reason companies gave for slashing jobs. US employers announced 60,620 job cuts in March, a sharp 25 percent jump on the month before, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas. AI was linked to one in every four of those. The figures come as household-names including Oracle, Amazon, Dell and Meta axe workers while pouring money into AI, data centers and cost-cutting drives.