October's Layoff Numbers Did Not Prove AI Did the Work
October's report counted 31,039 cuts attributed to AI. It recorded what employers said—not whether deployed systems actually replaced the work.
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Meta is Cutting 600 AI Roles to Speed Up Decisions
Meta cut 600 AI roles while still hiring for its superintelligence lab. The move shows which AI work leadership wanted to fund—and which it did not.
AI Is the New Backdoor Layoff
Companies can shrink teams without announcing layoffs. They call it AI efficiency, lower hiring needs, and let attrition do the rest.
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