Monday.com has become the latest technology company to name artificial intelligence as a factor in workforce layoffs, according to TechCrunch.
The company joins what TechCrunch describes as a running list of more than 20 other major tech employers that have announced significant layoffs this year while citing AI as a stated reason. TechCrunch is tracking these announcements in reverse chronological order, updating the list as new cases emerge.
The framing matters because it points to a shift in how large employers explain job cuts. Rather than pointing solely to weak demand, over-hiring, or broad economic pressure, a growing group of companies is publicly tying reductions to AI and automation — presenting the technology as a reason fewer workers are needed.
TechCrunch's list focuses on bigger tech companies and on cases where AI was explicitly named as a factor, rather than layoffs attributed to other causes. That distinction is the throughline connecting Monday.com to the roughly 20 other employers the outlet has catalogued so far in 2026.
What remains harder to see from the outside is how much of each decision is truly driven by automation versus other business pressures, since the companies themselves control how the cuts are described.
Why it matters: When employers increasingly cite AI as a direct cause of layoffs, it signals that the technology's impact on jobs is moving from forecast to stated corporate rationale — a trend workers, investors, and policymakers will be watching closely.