Uber Cuts 10% of Customer Service Jobs, Citing ‘Embrace’ of AI
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A 10% cut in customer service framed as “embracing AI” is the clearest signal yet that support orgs are now a primary automation target, not just a pilot zone. If you run CX, your defensible value shifts to exception handling, policy, and tooling — not headcount-driven volume.
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