--- title: Dow Chemical says AI is the element behind 4,500 job cuts description: Dow Chemical is cutting 4,500 jobs (12.5% of its workforce) as part of its "Transform to Outperform" initiative, citing AI automation as the primary driver.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/dow-chemical-says-ai-is-the-element-behind-4-500-job-cuts-kqxvckjuc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Dow Chemical says AI is the element behind 4,500 job cuts | daily.dev og:description: Dow Chemical is cutting 4,500 jobs (12.5% of its workforce) as part of its "Transform to Outperform" initiative, citing AI automation as the primary driver.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/dow-chemical-says-ai-is-the-element-behind-4-500-job-cuts-kqxvckjuc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/KqxvCkJUc.png og:image:alt: Dow Chemical says AI is the element behind 4,500 job cuts 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. # Dow Chemical says AI is the element behind 4,500 job cuts **[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Dow Chemical is cutting 4,500 jobs (12.5% of its workforce) as part of its "Transform to Outperform" initiative, citing AI automation as the primary driver. The company partners with C3 AI, using digital twin technology to map operations and identify efficiencies. The initiative aims for $2 billion in EBITDA improvement by 2028, with $1.5 billion in one-time costs including $600-800 million in severance. C3 AI's predictive maintenance solutions have been deployed across Dow's petrochemical operations through subsidiary Univation Technologies. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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