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Haaretz voluntary retirement: 35 employees reportedly take offer, to be replaced by AI

The Zioneer Intelligence Desk

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TL;DR

According to a post on the Zioneer's the source, 35 Haaretz employees — 19 journalists and editors and 16 administrative staff — have accepted the newspaper's voluntary retirement offer and will be replaced by artificial intelligence. The post expressed surprise at the low number and anticipated further layoffs in March.

01 · THE DISPATCH

The Zioneer's the source published a post on Saturday commenting on the uptake of Haaretz's voluntary retirement plan. According to the post, 35 employees — 19 journalists and editors and 16 administrative staff — have accepted the offer and will be replaced by artificial intelligence. The post expressed skepticism about the low number, suggesting that in the next round of layoffs in March, the compensation would be lower. The post concluded with a play on Haaretz's slogan: 'Haaretz. For people with artificial intelligence.' Haaretz had earlier this month offered voluntary retirement to all employees, as The Zioneer reported on July 6.

02 · How it developed

2 developments

  1. Latest

    35 employees accepted voluntary retirement offer, to be replaced by AI.

  2. Globes: Haaretz, The Marker to lay off 35 employees, trim 5 additional roles

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03 · Source and signal

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