[The Netherlands plans to lay off 15% of civil servants and replace them with AI] On October 29, the Dutch government announced a large-scale "layoff" plan. It plans to gradually replace some public services with artificial intelligence (AI) in the next ten years and significantly reduce civil servant positions, thereby achieving the government's goal of "reducing costs and increasing efficiency." According to the Netherlands' newly proposed "efficient government" plan, the country plans to eliminate 25,000 civil servant positions, accounting for about 15% of the country's total civil servants. The eliminated positions can be taken over through "standardized information technology systems and AI tools." Through this large-scale staff reduction, the Dutch government plans to save 3.5 billion euros in annual expenditures from 2035. (Global Network)