Companies Are Laying Off Workers Because of AI’s Potential—Not Its Performance

HBR.org 2026-01-29

Summary:

A new survey of executives suggests that companies are reducing headcount in anticipation of what AI might be able to do in the near future.

Link:

https://hbr.org/2026/01/companies-are-laying-off-workers-because-of-ais-potential-not-its-performance

Updated:

01/29/2026, 09:00

From feeds:

Mentoring » HBR.org

Tags:

ai

Authors:

Thomas H. Davenport, Laks Srinivasan

Date tagged:

01/29/2026, 16:32

Date published:

01/29/2026, 08:15