AI is shaking things up in the workforce. For WiseTech Global, that means slashing about 2,000 jobs over the next 18 months as part of a major shift towards automation. The company, a giant in logistics software, is saying goodbye to an era where coding was done by hand and hello to an AI-powered future. But what does this really mean for the workers and the company itself?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WiseTech, which employs around 7,000 people worldwide, is set to reduce its headcount by nearly 30%, affecting around 2,000 employees across 40 countries. CEO Zubin Appoo described the layoffs as part of a “deliberate AI transformation journey,<\/em>” signaling a clear move away from manually writing code. \u201cThe era of manually writing code as a core act of engineering is over,<\/em>\u201d he said to ABC News<\/a>. Appoo believes this change will make the company leaner, more efficient, and capable of scaling more effectively as it taps into the full potential of AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While this decision may sound like the typical cold-blooded corporate move, it’s worth noting that the company believes the shift will reduce costs in the long run. But, of course, there’s a human side to this too. Thousands of workers, primarily in customer service and development teams, will face the brunt of these cuts, with some departments seeing up to a 50% reduction in staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n