Klarna’s CEO is reportedly attributing a 40% reduction in staff to the company’s AI investments.
Sebastian Siemiatkowski told CNBC on Wednesday (May 14) that artificial intelligence (AI) was just one factor behind the shrinking headcount, saying the Swedish pay later FinTech had also seen some natural attrition.
“The truth is, the company has shrunk from about 5,000 to now almost 3,000 employees,” said Siemiatkowski. “If you go to LinkedIn and look at the jobs,…
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