IBM could replace almost 8,000 jobs with AI, boss says as it expects hiring slowdown

Artificial intelligence could replace 7,800 jobs at the technology giant, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), according to its chief executive.  Arvind Krishna told Bloomberg News on Monday that the company expected to pause hiring for non-customer facing roles, such as human resources.  “I could easily see 30 per cent of that getting replaced by AI [...]