--- title: Adecco’s CEO says AI is changing jobs, not destroying them description: Adecco Group CEO Denis Machuel argues that AI is transforming jobs rather than eliminating them en masse, pointing to near-record OECD employment rates as... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/adecco-s-ceo-says-ai-is-changing-jobs-not-destroying-them-zrqkas5yg twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Adecco’s CEO says AI is changing jobs, not destroying them | daily.dev og:description: Adecco Group CEO Denis Machuel argues that AI is transforming jobs rather than eliminating them en masse, pointing to near-record OECD employment rates as... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/adecco-s-ceo-says-ai-is-changing-jobs-not-destroying-them-zrqkas5yg og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ZrqkAs5yg.png og:image:alt: Adecco’s CEO says AI is changing jobs, not destroying them og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Adecco’s CEO says AI is changing jobs, not destroying them **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Adecco Group CEO Denis Machuel argues that AI is transforming jobs rather than eliminating them en masse, pointing to near-record OECD employment rates as evidence against an impending job apocalypse. He draws parallels to past technological shifts like steam and the internet, which also failed to produce the mass unemployment critics predicted. Machuel warns that some companies are using AI as cover for cuts driven by ordinary restructuring, and cautions that eliminating entry-level roles will damage future talent pipelines. However, data from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas shows AI was cited in nearly 25% of US job cuts in 2026, more than all of 2025. The article notes Adecco has a vested interest in the narrative, as it sells human labor while also targeting agentic AI to cover over half its revenues by end of 2026. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What percentage of US layoffs have employers blamed on AI this year? Employers attributed nearly 25% of US job cuts to AI this year, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. The firm reports AI has already been cited in more American layoffs this year than in all of the prior year, with companies like Microsoft trimming around 2.1% of its workforce alongside cuts at HSBC, Amazon, and Standard Chartered. _Track how companies frame AI-driven restructuring by following labor market coverage on daily.dev._ ### Is AI actually causing mass unemployment according to OECD data? No, employment rates across the OECD's 38 member countries remain near record highs and joblessness stays close to historic lows nearly three and a half years after ChatGPT's release. Adecco Group CEO Denis Machuel cites this as evidence that AI, like steam, electricity, computing, and the internet before it, is changing roles and tasks rather than eliminating jobs at scale. _Developers weighing AI's real workforce impact can follow the ongoing debate on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Big Tech said AI would take your job. 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