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KPMG

3 filings · 200 humans automated on record.

2026-10-07 09:01 utc · theregister.com

KPMG's AI team gets automated, gets £100 for its silence

Staff across AI, Cyber, SAP and Testing finished their 'consultation' and will get redundancy notices Friday, plus a token £100 sweetener attached to a quiet signature. The AI department, specifically, did not see this one coming, which is on brand.

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2026-09-17 13:03 utc · bmmagazine.co.uk

KPMG advises 200 people to seek advice elsewhere

The Big Four firm cuts a third of its graduate intake over two years, then trims 200 advisory roles. Industry insiders say AI adoption means fewer humans needed to bill hours. The algorithms, tragically, cannot yet play golf.

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