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We tracked the boldest AI predictions from November-December 2025 and scored them against April 2026 reality. The agents didn't show up. The jobs did disappear.
Meta, Block, and Atlassian lead a surge in AI-justified workforce cuts, but critics warn companies are 'AI washing' routine cost-cutting as technological progress.
Oracle plans up to 30,000 cuts to fund AI infrastructure. Amazon and Block blame AI for massive layoffs. Meanwhile, Anthropic's new research says AI hasn't actually displaced many workers - yet.
Dario Amodei said 90% of code would be AI-written by September. Elon Musk said AGI would arrive in 2025. The World Economic Forum predicted 85 million jobs displaced. Time to check the receipts.
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.
