Decision Intelligence

Decision Intelligence

CEOs are betting on AI-driven layoffs. The data is betting against them.

Inside the unraveling of the AI-redundancy-washing trend

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Cassie Kozyrkov
Jun 03, 2026
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When a magician flashes a wand in one hand, the trick is making sure you never notice the other. Corporate America’s favorite illusion of 2026 may be the AI-driven layoff: a sleek cost-cutting maneuver dressed up as innovation.

In the first five month…

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