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The AI Dividend Tracker · Q4 2026 · Prototype. Classifications and index values are illustrative and not investment advice.

IBM

“Our total employment has actually gone up … because what it does is it gives you more investment to put into other areas.”

Arvind Krishna, Chairman & CEO
Interview with The Wall Street Journal, as reported by People Matters

Reinvest

Score
+0.5
Dated
Sector
Enterprise Software
Ticker
IBM
Quote
verbatim

Why “Reinvest”

Classification by the stated outcome, not by what analysts infer. Methodology

AI agents took over the work of a few hundred HR roles. The CEO says the savings went into hiring for software engineering, sales and marketing, which is a reinvestment pattern.

Source

People Matters: IBM CEO says replacing HR staff with AI led to more hiring (opens in a new tab)

https://www.peoplematters.in/news/leadership/ibm-ceo-says-replacing-hr-staff-with-ai-led-to-more-hiring-45453

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