AI layoffs are looking more and more like corporate fiction that's masking a darker reality, Oxford Economics suggests | Fortune
AI layoffs are looking more and more like corporate fiction that's masking a darker reality, Oxford Economics suggests | Fortune
fortune.com /2026/01/07/ai-layoffs-convenient-corporate-fiction-true-false-oxford-economics-productivity/
Firms are trying to dress up layoffs as a good news story rather than bad news as attributing staff reductions to AI adoption conveys a more positive message to investors.