Layoffs to fund AI: the bad math hundreds of companies are making
Cutting headcount to pay for AI looks rational; in practice, many firms confuse cost savings with competitive edge. The real game is organisational structure—not headcount.
Analysis, advice and trends on AI and employment
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Cutting headcount to pay for AI looks rational; in practice, many firms confuse cost savings with competitive edge. The real game is organisational structure—not headcount.
Before humanoid robots enter our factories and kitchens, thousands of people spend their days filming their own hands — dull, repetitive work at the heart of one of the deepest economic shifts of our time.
In March 2026, Peter Thiel bet $220 million on a startup that makes cow collars. That is not a joke—and it is not an irrational bet either.
OpenAI has released a thirteen-page manifesto on industrial policy for the intelligence age, weeks ahead of its IPO. Between bold ideas and a contradictory track record, how much of this is substance?
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