Roundup: AI Helps IBM Shift Headcount Away from HR

Businesses hold off on new hires as they plan for AI. Tech, sales and marketing win.

IBM has used AI – specifically, AI agents – to replace several hundred HR workers across the company. CEO Arvind Krishna told The Wall Street Journal the company has been able to redirect budget to hire more programmers and sales people.

A number of business leaders are reportedly holding off on new hiring as they get their arms around the use of AI in t…