I think Om Malik correctly describes what passes for leadership in Corporate America. It’s seems the MBA playbook is nothing more than pander to the market that always emotionally reacts to job cuts in a positive manner, but that is nothing more than a temporary sugar high that makes the day traders rich and happy.
Corporate will use AI as an excuse well before AI is real as they use any excuse to make more money, just like the do with inflation. The extent of the AI disruption, which I do not doubt is real, is driven by the opportunitests who use it as an excuse.
Sadly, this is the new template. Cut half the company. Blame the machines. Watch the stock pop. Move on. And if you are one of the people who just lost their job, well, you are supposed to believe that the future does what the future wants. That is narrative substitution.
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