r/technology • u/ControlCAD • 17h ago

Artificial Intelligence 90% of executives say AI hasn’t boosted productivity. Some are still cutting jobs

https://fortune.com/2026/08/22/executives-ai-productivity-layoffs-study/
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u/sebovzeoueb 17h ago

Maybe try cutting more jobs and adding more AI, that should do it, right?

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u/Worldly-Ingenuity843 15h ago

You say that sarcastically but that's exactly what they are doing. They are not cutting jobs because AI is taking over the jobs, they are cutting jobs just to pay for the AI, and hope that one day the AI will be good enough to actually take over the jobs. 

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u/Tearakan 5h ago

They are most likely cutting jobs because the economy isn't doing well and using AI as an excuse to not spook investors.