This week: the AI layoff story is far messier than the headlines suggest, while China’s OpenClaw frenzy shows where real adoption is happening fastest.
At this point these big companies pretty much have to claim that it's AI removing the need for jobs. Not only have the committed a large of amount of resources (that could be used for other R&D) but they also over-hired in the COVID era (poor management). They aren't going to say "hey, we're out of ideas" or "hey, we really were poor at managing our business".
At this point these big companies pretty much have to claim that it's AI removing the need for jobs. Not only have the committed a large of amount of resources (that could be used for other R&D) but they also over-hired in the COVID era (poor management). They aren't going to say "hey, we're out of ideas" or "hey, we really were poor at managing our business".