OK, this is a general thought that I’d had many years ago, and doesn’t necessarily relate to this article specifically, but I thought I’d mention it.
One of the trickier things to do is cut your workforce. In a lot of cases what you want to do and what you legally may be able to do are not be the same thing. Often you need a plausible reason to do so.
OK, this is a general thought that I’d had many years ago, and doesn’t necessarily relate to this article specifically, but I thought I’d mention it.
One of the trickier things to do is cut your workforce. In a lot of cases what you want to do and what you legally may be able to do are not be the same thing. Often you need a plausible reason to do so.
Arguably, AI provides that plausible reason.
AI is absolutely being used as a pretext to cut jobs. They’ll axe 1000, say “oh whoops that was a mistake” and hire 500 back.
Also cuts costs without spooking investors.
Exactly, makes a company in decline sound CUTTING EDGE.