Last week, Uber said it would be cutting 10 percent of its customer service workforce to “embrace” AI. But things are much more dire than that according to Forrester analyst Kate Leggett, who estimates that “almost half of customer service roles will be impacted by 2030.” [Link: AI Is Replacing Customer Service Jobs at CBA, Microsoft, Uber | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-28/ai-wipes-out-customer-service-jobs-at-microsoft-uber-cba | Bloomberg]

Last week, Uber said it would be cutting 10 percent of its customer service workforce to “embrace” AI. But things are much more dire than that according to Forrester analyst Kate…

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