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Pinterest cuts 15% of staff while hiring for an AI-forward strategy
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Pinterest said it plans to cut 15% of its workforce and described the change as part of an AI-forward strategy. A spokesperson told CBS News that the plan includes hiring people who are already proficient with AI, so the cut is also a change in who the company wants to employ.
“making organizational changes to further deliver on our AI-forward strategy, which includes hiring AI-proficient talent.”
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More companies are pointing to AI as they lay off employees
CBS News · Mary Cunningham · 5 May 2026