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20250824 - Commonwealth Bank fires, un-fires call centre staff over AI

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been caught lying Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/24/commonwealth-bank-fires-un-fires-call-centre-over-ai/

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CBA AI ‘voice bot’ deployment linked to review of 45 roles https://www.itnews.com.au/news/cba-ai-voice-bot-deployment-linked-to-review-of-45-roles-619088 Commonwealth Bank replaces dozens of call centre jobs with AI chatbot https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-29/commonwealth-bank-says-ai-behind-dozens-of-job-cuts/105586312 We’re disputing CBA’s anti-jobs agenda in Fair Work https://www.fsunion.org.au/Hub/Content/News_and_publications/Member_updates/2025/were-disputing-CBAs-anti-jobs-agenda-in-fair-work.aspx WIN: CBA backflips on customer service job cuts, admits they got it wrong https://www.fsunion.org.au/Hub/Content/News_and_publications/Member_updates/2025/WIN-CBA-backflips-on-customer-service-job-cuts.aspx CBA U-turns on AI job cuts, calls back humans https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/workplace/cba-u-turns-on-ai-job-cuts-calls-back-humans-20250820-p5moif Commonwealth Bank backtracks on AI job cuts, apologises for ‘error’ as call volumes rise https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-21/cba-backtracks-on-ai-job-cuts-as-chatbot-lifts-call-volumes/105679492 CommBank and OpenAI embark on Australia-first strategic partnership to advance AI solutions https://www.commbank.com.au/articles/newsroom/2025/08/tech-ai-partnership.html “While pressure from union members forced Commonwealth Bank to back down on AI-driven job cuts,” https://www.facebook.com/FinanceSectorUnion/posts/while-pressure-from-union-members-forced-commonwealth-bank-to-back-down-on-ai-dr/1358104016324779/

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been caught lying Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/24/commonwealth-bank-fires-un-fires-call-centre-over-ai/

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CBA AI ‘voice bot’ deployment linked to review of 45 roles https://www.itnews.com.au/news/cba-ai-voice-bot-deployment-linked-to-review-of-45-roles-619088 Commonwealth Bank replaces dozens of call centre jobs with AI chatbot https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-29/commonwealth-bank-says-ai-behind-dozens-of-job-cuts/105586312 We’re disputing CBA’s anti-jobs agenda in Fair Work https://www.fsunion.org.au/Hub/Content/News_and_publications/Member_updates/2025/were-disputing-CBAs-anti-jobs-agenda-in-fair-work.aspx WIN: CBA backflips on customer service job cuts, admits they got it wrong https://www.fsunion.org.au/Hub/Content/News_and_publications/Member_updates/2025/WIN-CBA-backflips-on-customer-service-job-cuts.aspx CBA U-turns on AI job cuts, calls back humans https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/workplace/cba-u-turns-on-ai-job-cuts-calls-back-humans-20250820-p5moif Commonwealth Bank backtracks on AI job cuts, apologises for ‘error’ as call volumes rise https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-21/cba-backtracks-on-ai-job-cuts-as-chatbot-lifts-call-volumes/105679492 CommBank and OpenAI embark on Australia-first strategic partnership to advance AI solutions https://www.commbank.com.au/articles/newsroom/2025/08/tech-ai-partnership.html “While pressure from union members forced Commonwealth Bank to back down on AI-driven job cuts,” https://www.facebook.com/FinanceSectorUnion/posts/while-pressure-from-union-members-forced-commonwealth-bank-to-back-down-on-ai-dr/1358104016324779/

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