The AI Excuse: Why Companies Blame Robots for Layoffs They Were Going to Make Anyway
Baker McKenzie cut 700 support jobs citing AI. Sam Altman says some companies are 'AI washing.' The data shows most AI-blamed layoffs have nothing to do with AI.
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55,000 Workers Lost Their Jobs to AI Last Year. Except AI Didn't Actually Replace Them.
Companies are firing workers and blaming AI, but the data tells a different story. Oxford Economics, Wharton researchers, and one very embarrassed CEO reveal the gap between the narrative and reality.