I've been tracking AI-driven layoffs for the past few months and something doesn't add up. Block cut 4,000 people (40% of workforce). Atlassian cut 1,600. Shopify told employees to prove AI can't do their job before asking for headcount. The script is always the same: CEO cites AI, stock ticks up. But then you look at the numbers. S&P Global found 42% of companies abandoned their AI initiatives in 2025, up from 17% the year before. A separate survey found 55% of CEOs who fired people "because of AI" already regret it. Klarna bragged AI could replace 700 employees, then quietly started hiring humans back when quality tanked. What I keep seeing across the research is that AI compressed execution speed dramatically; prototyping that took weeks now takes hours. But the coordination layer (...
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