Qantas announces the layoff of 850 people, with unions questioning its use of AI as a pretext to cut local jobs.

Qantas Airlines has announced a collaboration with Accenture to advance its AI transformation, leading to the elimination of 850 jobs and outsourcing some corporate functions overseas, which has raised union doubts about its true reasons for layoffs under the guise of AI. The union believes the company may be using AI as an excuse to reduce local Australian jobs rather than replace human labor. Qantas Airlines has not responded to external questions about 'AI whitewashing'.