AI layoffs this week: Jul 28, 2025 – Aug 3, 2025

The largest event of the week was Commonwealth Bank of Australia, with 45 roles cut (CBA declared 45 call-centre roles redundant, saying its new AI voice bot had cut call volumes - reported as the first Australian bank to attribute job cuts directly to AI. After union pressure and evidence call volumes actually rose, CBA reversed the decision on Aug 21, 2025, apologized, and admitted the redundancy assessment was an error.). Across the week, cuts touched finance.

At least one event this week was later walked back. Walk-backs stay in the ledger, flagged, so the record is honest about reversals.

Every figure below links to its company timeline and public source. Attribution labels follow the methodology.