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Standard Chartered CEO apologizes for AI job cut remarks

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Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters has apologized for remarks he made about job cuts and the role of AI in replacing staff. Winters referred to some employees as "lower-value human capital" while announcing plans to cut 15% of back-office roles by 2030. He expressed regret for his choice of words, which caused upset among colleagues, and stated his commitment to supporting staff through the industry's rapid changes. AI

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Standard Chartered CEO apologizes for AI job cut remarks

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Enoch Yiu ·

    ‘I am sorry’: Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters apologises for comments over job cuts

    Standard Chartered global CEO Bill Winters on Friday said he was “sorry” for comments describing “lower-value” workers, made while announcing job-cut plans earlier this week. Winters apologised in a LinkedIn post as he tried to cool debate among upset employees after he announced…

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤖 Standard Chartered boss apologises for ‘lower-value human capital’ comments amid job cuts Bill Winters faced backlash over remarks about some of near 80,000 s

    🤖 Standard Chartered boss apologises for ‘lower-value human capital’ comments amid job cuts Bill Winters faced backlash over remarks about some of near 80,000 staff set to lose roles to AIThe chief executive of Standard Chartered has apologised for referring to some of the almost…

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