[Netherlands Plans to Cut 15% of Civil Servants, Replacing Them with AI] Golden Finance reported on October 29th, citing Global Times, that the Dutch government announced a large-scale "downsizing" plan, intending to gradually replace some public services with artificial intelligence (AI) and significantly reduce civil servant positions over the next decade, 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 cut 25,000 civil servant positions, approximately 15% of the total number of civil servants. The eliminated positions will be filled through "standardized information technology systems and AI tools." Through this large-scale personnel reduction, the Dutch government plans to save €3.5 billion annually starting in 2035.