Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski previously said its AI assistant was already doing the work of 700 full-time customer service agents.

Klarna’s CEO has predicted that a recession could be around the corner as companies around the globe—including his own—reduce the headcount of well-paid, white-collar jobs and replace them ...

Klarna’s CEO says that AI is already as smart as any human worker, and warns employees to brace for impact. “I am of the opinion that AI can already do all of the jobs that we, as humans, do.

But fintech boss Sebastian Siemiatkowski, who runs the Stockholm-based ‘buy now, pay later’ business Klarna, has warned that its potential to replace work done by office staff could push economies ...

The British telecom giants earlier said it planned to cut up to 55,000 jobs by 2030. The company has turned to AI to reinvent its customer service operations.

Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski has announced plans to beef up its human customer service team after artificial intelligence replaced 700 workers. The “buy now, pay later” company’s use of AI to ...

Klarna’s AI replaced 700 workers. It now wants some of them back to improve customer service. Klarna’s CEO has suggested that the AI job cuts have led to “lower quality” customer service ...

Klarna CEO warns AI may cause a recession as the technology comes for white-collar jobs. Nathan Rennolds,Lakshmi Varanasi . Sun, Jun 8, 2025, 10:55 AM 3 min read. Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski.

An AI-induced recession would combine a number of brewing themes for the Swedish tech group. Siemiatkowski’s comments come as the group reported widening credit losses , which rose by 17% to ...

Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski previously said its AI assistant was already doing the work of 700 full-time customer service agents. Klarna CEO warns AI may cause a recession as the technology ...

The CEO of payments company Klarna has warned that AI could lead to job cuts and a recession. Sebastian Siemiatkowski said he believed AI would increasingly replace white-collar jobs. Klarna ...