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AI Cuts Hit Major MN Company: Report
The Eden Prairie logistics company says productivity is up 40 percent as it deploys hundreds of AI systems across its operations.
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN — C.H. Robinson has reduced its workforce by 31 percent since 2022 as it leans heavily into artificial intelligence, including the use of hundreds of "agentic AI" systems that now handle core logistics tasks, according to a new report from the Minnesota Star Tribune.
The company recently offered voluntary buyouts to a group of high-level managers as part of its ongoing restructuring, with some accepting severance packages amid the broader shift toward automation and efficiency.
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