Disputed confidence
Jun 3, 2026
Uber
23% of Uber's People and Places division; less than 1% of Uber's global workforce
Attribution · verbatim quote
“Uber is cutting roles in its People and Places division as part of an internal reorganization, but the company has clarified that the decision is not related to artificial intelligence.”
— The Economic Times (reporter)
Summary
Uber cut 23% of its People and Places division as part of an internal reorganization under new leadership. The cuts occurred amid heavy AI spending and broader AI-efficiency commentary in tech, but Uber said the decision was not related to artificial intelligence.
Evidence notes
- · CNBC reported that Uber cut 23% of jobs in its people division and noted broader AI efficiency context, including Uber exceeding its 2026 AI budget within four months.
- · The recorded quote is one uninterrupted Economic Times sentence reporting Uber's denial; the previous version joined two separate reporter sentences. The source says the cuts represented less than 1% of Uber's global workforce.
- · Included as disputed because layoffs.fyi flagged the event and it is AI-adjacent, but available reporting includes a direct denial of AI causality.