AI Transition Specialist Among 340 Employees Notified of Layoff by AI System She Helped Implement

SAN JOSE—Six months after enterprise software firm Conduit Systems created the position of AI Transition Specialist to “ensure affected employees experience restructuring with dignity and personalized support,” the role was eliminated Tuesday by the AI workforce-management agent the specialist had herself selected, configured, and approved for production.

The specialist, who joined Conduit in January following a 14-year career in human resources, was one of 340 employees notified via the system’s automated separation workflow. Her notification letter contained a factual error in her name. “We are deeply grateful for [FIRSTNAME]’s contributions during this critical transformation period,” the letter read.

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