The current wave of layoffs in large corporations At a global level, it is not an isolated episode, but rather the continuation of a process that has intensified since the pandemic and that today seems to reach a critical point driven by the artificial intelligence.

In a self-made account, THE UNIVERSAL found that at least 107,756 people have lost their jobs in cuts related to artificial intelligence (AI) between March 2025 and March 2026.

The first company that began with a personnel cut in this period was the German Siemenswhich in mid-March 2025 announced a workforce reduction of six thousand jobs worldwide under the argument of Integration of your AI system to automate code and engineering tasks.

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Subsequently, seven more companies followed in Siemens’ footsteps and carried out a structural reorganization. Among the corporations with the most layoffs are:

• Amazon (30 thousand)
• Intel (48,900)
• Goal (1,300)
• Microsoft (15 thousand 100)

“It is very difficult to put numbers, but for large companies, it seems to me that they are at 150 thousand (layoffs),” he commented. Esteve Almirallwriter of the book “When everything changes”, in an interview for EL UNIVERSAL.

On the other hand, the specialized site Layoffs.fyipoints out that since 2020 more than 450 thousand cuts in the technology sector at a global level, while only between 2023 and 2025 were annual figures that exceed 100 thousand layoffs recorded.

And in 2026, the trend not only continues, but accelerates: more than 95 thousand workers have been affected so far this year, with an average of close to 900 daily layoffs in technology companies, according to the same portal.

The same source indicates that if in previous years the cuts responded to overhiring during the pandemic, today they are increasingly linked to the AI adoption.

Despite the accelerated adoption of artificial intelligence in the corporate environment, the specialist warns that it could take decades for society to fully assimilate these changes.

Almirall points out that the main challenge is not technological, but social: “the problem is that you put these technologies in old social structures (…) and therefore everything creates friction,” he explains, emphasizing that organizations and work models do not evolve at the same pace as innovation.

In Mexico, the impact of artificial intelligence on employment is still limited and, for now, does not respond to a massive replacement of workers. While Esteve Almirall warns that the cuts are beginning to be linked to technological adoption, during the interview for THE UNIVERSAL, Fernando Senties clarifies the problem: “I have not seen many companies in Mexico that are replacing humans with bots or artificial intelligence agents yet. It is true that rotation is being reduced, that is, some very administrative positions are no longer being renewed. But it is very difficult for artificial intelligence to now replace positions that require value judgments from people.”

In this sense, he warns that the job loss It does not correspond directly to automation, but to a broader deterioration of the labor ecosystem. “When you lose 25,000 employers in social security, obviously you also lost many jobs, but it has nothing to do with artificial intelligence,” he emphasizes.

Likewise, the CEO of AMITAI reaffirms the idea that artificial intelligence is indeed modifying the work environment, although progressively, “What is happening with artificial intelligence… is an evolution,” he adds, ruling out scenarios of immediate change. He even warns that mexican companies They face internal limitations: “they are not ready, even when the technology is, to change all their processes… overnight.”

Likewise, he highlights that “only 18.6 percent are actively using it… it does not represent that they are replacing that number of people.”

For his part, Almirall warns that this scenario is still far from being consolidated: “until that end comes (…) 40, 50 or 80 years may pass,” due to the slow transformation of social structures.

In line with this panorama, Ivete Sanchez Bravo warns that, although the adoption of artificial intelligence in Mexico is slower, its impact on employment is already a reality, driven mainly by companies that compete globally or are part of transnational corporations.

For the specialist, this is an “inevitable trend” that will begin to be reflected more strongly in the country, especially in large corporations. However, he emphasizes that the main challenge is not technological, but human: the lack of digital literacy and ethical training leaves workers in a vulnerable position, where failure to train can directly lead to job loss.

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In addition, it emphasizes the importance of understanding the real scope of artificial intelligence, particularly in the case of tools such as chatbotswhich are not necessarily designed to tell the truth, which can lead to misinformation if not used critically.

For Esteve Almirallthis transition period will be key, and also conflictive, since it involves adapting traditional systems to emerging technologies. In this process, he estimates that it could take humanity between two and three decades to achieve a more stable integration of artificial intelligence in daily life and in the labor marketa period in which, he warns, tensions, inequalities and profound reconfigurations of employment will persist.

Even so, specialists warn that not all layoffs can be directly attributed to artificial intelligence, but rather respond to a combination of structural, strategic and technological factors.

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