‘Your craft is obsolete’: WiseTech staff in limbo as AI touted as better than humans
TL;DR
The software company said in February it would cut 7,000 jobs but, as it touts new technology, workers are still waiting to hear which roles will go Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Staff at WiseTech have been waiting almost three months to be told if they’re among the 2,000 people the logistics software company is to cut due to advances in AI, with workers criticising the wait as stressful and “ridiculous”. The comments come as its founder on Tuesday told investors an AI agent could learn a human’s job in just 15 minutes, according to the Australian Financial Review.
Nauti's Take
WiseTech is a hard reality check on the thesis that AI makes 7,000 jobs redundant — if the tooling were that good, staff wouldn't be waiting three months. Positive signal: there are clear benefits where AI augmentation genuinely speeds up tasks and improves workflows.
The risk remains: the 15-minute claim is investor marketing; anyone planning AI-driven restructurings should budget for change management, reskilling and realistic timelines.
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