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AI: jobs that have been cut could be recreated by 2029
Original title, in French: “IA : des postes supprimés pourraient être recréés d'ici 2029 - Le Monde Informatique”
- Publication
- Le Monde Informatique (France)
- Author
- Louise Costa
- Published on
- 11 September 2026 · read in the page metadata
Summary
According to a Gartner press release published on 9 September, companies are entering a new phase of AI adoption that requires rethinking how work is organised. The firm identifies four major shifts: favouring skills augmentation over systematic automation, strengthening ongoing training for employees and executives, preserving business knowledge in the face of the loss of context caused by automated decisions, and reinvesting productivity gains rather than converting them into immediate savings. Gartner estimates that 75% of organisations that opt for cost reduction could be overtaken by more innovative competitors as early as 2027. The firm also forecasts that 30% of employees laid off because of AI will have to be rehired by 2029, often at a higher cost, owing to the loss of in-house skills.
Summary based on the full text of the article.
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30 %
Share of employees laid off because of AI who could be rehired by 2029
companies, Gartner forecast to 2029
« Gartner prévoit par ailleurs que 30 % des salariés licenciés parce que leur poste aura été considéré comme remplaçable par l’IA devront être réembauchés d’ici 2029, souvent à un coût plus élevé. »
Source: Gartner
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75 %
Share of organisations favouring cost reduction that could be overtaken by competitors as early as 2027
organisations, Gartner forecast to 2027
« Selon le cabinet, 75 % des organisations qui privilégieront cette approche pourraient être dépassées dès 2027 par des concurrents réinvestissant ces gains dans l’innovation, la modernisation et la montée en compétences. »
Source: Gartner
Classification
- Country
- Worldwide scope
- Company size
- All sizes
- Industries
- All industries, or industry not specified
- Companies
- Gartner (study author)
- Keywords
- layoffs, rehiring, skills, Gartner, productivity, work organisation
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