Why CEOs are using AI to scare workers - Axios JPMorgan's consumer chief recently told investors AI would allow for a 10% headcount reduction Other companies have already blamed AI for layoffs Meanwhile, there's a constant barrage of surveys and dark warnings about AI taking jobs Zoom out: Here are a few explanations for the wave of hard-nosed AI messaging:
Bosses want you to know AI is coming for your job Many other workers are increasingly turning to AI tools, for everything from creating marketing campaigns to helping with research — with or without company guidance The percentage of American
Why Microsoft axed thousands and why you should be worried The speed and scale of these AI-driven layoffs suggests that the technological transition is happening faster than society’s ability to adapt or provide support for displaced workers
Intel will outsource marketing to Accenture and AI, laying . . . Intel will outsource marketing to Accenture and AI, laying off many of its own workers Intel notified its marketing employees this week that it plans to outsource many of their jobs to the consulting firm Accenture as new CEO Lip-Bu Tan works to slash costs and improve the chipmaker’s operations