Klarna CEO says AI helped company shrink workforce by 40%

Klarna CEO says AI helped company shrink workforce by 40%

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Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski said the company has managed to shrink its headcount by about 40%, in part due to investments in artificial intelligence and natural attrition in its workforce.

“The truth is, the company has shrunk from about 5,000 to now almost 3,000 employees,” Siemiatkowski told CNBC’s “Power Lunch” on Wednesday. “If you go to LinkedIn and look at the jobs, you’ll see how…

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