IBM halts hiring for 7,800 jobs that could be replaced by AI, Bloomberg reports

• IBM will slow or suspend hiring for back-office roles that AI could replace.
• IBM's CEO told Bloomberg 7,800 jobs, roughly 30% of back-end roles, would be replaced over 5 years.
• Roles in human resources and non-customer-facing jobs will be impacted.

AI-induced job cuts are here. 

IBM, the international computing giant headquartered in New York, is halting hiring in its non-customer-facing roles that could be replaced by artificial intelligence, Arvind Krishna, the company's CEO, told Bloomberg.