---
title: "Mizuho Converts Office Workers to AI Developers via Three-Month Training"
description: "Mizuho plans to eliminate 5,000 office jobs and retrain some staff as AI developers through a three-month program, a test of whether reskilling can offset AI-driven cuts."
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section: "Work"
author: "Josh Alley"
author_url: "https://hastalavista.ai/authors/alley"
published: "2026-10-15T17:21:00.423Z"
updated: "2026-10-15T17:21:00.423Z"
canonical: "https://hastalavista.ai/work/mizuho-converts-office-workers-to-ai-developers-via-three-month-training"
source_url: "https://www.chosun.com/english/world-en/2026/10/15/JK6RHHK7X5HHJC5UJMHAZTXZPE/"
source_name: "조선일보"
---

# Mizuho Converts Office Workers to AI Developers via Three-Month Training

*Mizuho plans to eliminate 5,000 office jobs and retrain some staff as AI developers through a three-month program, a test of whether reskilling can offset AI-driven cuts.*

By [Josh Alley](https://hastalavista.ai/authors/alley) · October 15, 2026

Source: [Mizuho Converts Office Workers to AI Developers via Three-Month Training](https://www.chosun.com/english/world-en/2026/10/15/JK6RHHK7X5HHJC5UJMHAZTXZPE/) — 조선일보