WiseTech Global: AI-ontslagen
Cumulatief geschrapte banen · WiseTech Global
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- 24 feb 2026−2.000 geschraptExplicietTechnologie · AU
WiseTech Global, the Australian freight and logistics software maker (about 7,000 staff), said on February 24 it would cut roughly 2,000 roles over a two-year 'deep AI transformation', starting with customer-service and product/development teams, where it projected reductions of up to about 50%. CEO Zubin Appoo said 'the era of manually writing code as a core act of engineering is over.' The scale drew controversy in Australia. One of the clearest company-stated AI-for-headcount announcements of the year.
CEO Zubin Appoo: 'the era of manually writing code as a core act of engineering is over.'
Bronnen:- Bloomberg: WiseTech to Cut 2,000 Jobs as AI Ends Era of Manual Coding
- ABC News (Australia): WiseTech Global to cut 2,000 jobs as AI ends era of 'manual coding'
- ACS Information Age: WiseTech axes 2,000 jobs, CBA cuts hundreds as AI ramps
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