AI layoffs this week: Sep 1, 2025 – Sep 7, 2025

The largest event of the week was Salesforce, with 4,000 roles cut (Benioff confirmed on the Logan Bartlett Show that Salesforce cut its customer support organization from ~9,000 to ~5,000 heads because Agentforce AI agents now handle roughly half of customer conversations (1M+ conversations, 17% support cost reduction).). Across the week, cuts touched customer support.

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