Forrester cuts 6% of workforce, closes US offices as LLMs chip away at analyst demand
DavidLinthicum · x · 2026-09-07
Market research firm Forrester Research is cutting 6% of its workforce and closing US offices. The poster claims automated systems and LLMs now fulfill demand better than analysts, asking whether others see the same shift — another signal of AI squeezing professional research and advisory work.
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