Out are buzzwords like efficiency, over hiring, and too many management layers. Today, all explanations stem from artificial intelligence AI. In recent weeks, giants including Google, Amazon, Meta, as well as smaller firms such as Pinterest and Atlassian, have all announced or warned of plans to shrink their workforce, pointing to developments in AI that they say are allowing their firms to do more with fewer people. I think that 2026 is going to be the year that AI starts to dramatically...
