
Block Cuts 40% of Its Work Force Because of Its Embrace of A.I.
About 4,000 workers will lose their jobs as the payments company does more work with new artificial intelligence tools, its top executive said.
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About 4,000 workers will lose their jobs as the payments company does more work with new artificial intelligence tools, its top executive said.

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Block, led by Jack Dorsey, announced it is laying off more than 4,000 employees, which constitutes about half of its total workforce.
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