20250526 - Firing people for AI is not going so well

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Dd AI kill your job? https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/did-ai-kill-your-job

55% of businesses admit wrong decisions in making employees redundant when bringing AI into the workforce https://www.orgvue.com/news/55-of-businesses-admit-wrong-decisions-in-making-employees-redundant-when-bringing-ai-into-the-workforce/

Klarna Slows AI-Driven Job Cuts With Call for Real People https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-08/klarna-turns-from-ai-to-real-person-customer-service

“One of the most important things leaders can do is provide clarity.” https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7331386411670982658/

Duolingo CEO walks back AI-first comments: ‘I do not see AI as replacing what our employees do’ https://fortune.com/2025/05/24/duolingo-ai-first-employees-ceo-luis-von-ahn/

Previously on Pivot to AI:

Generative AI: ‘no significant impact on earnings or recorded hours in any occupation’ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/29/generative-ai-no-significant-impact-on-earnings-or-recorded-hours-in-any-occupation/

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Duolingo replaces its contractors with AI, courses with slop https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/04/duolingo-replaces-its-contractors-with-ai-courses-with-slop/

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