AI Transformation Requires Redesigning Work, Not Cutting Roles
The authors argue much of the current layoff wave is "AI-washing" — routine restructuring rebranded as AI-driven to read as forward-thinking to investors. They cite Goldman Sachs data putting AI's actual drag at roughly 16,000 jobs per month of US payroll growth, about 0.1 points on unemployment, and conclude the narrative has run well ahead of the reality.
Why it matters
Read at Harvard Business Review Gives leaders a test to apply to their own AI announcements and to those of their competitors: a plan that names headcount targets but no redesigned workflows is a cost exercise, whatever capability shift it advertises.
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