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AI washing

Companies blaming AI for layoffs when no real implementation exists.

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#222 Mar

Attributed to 20.4% of 45,363 Q1 2026 tech layoffs, per RationalFX

AI: Jobs, Power & Money: One in five Q1 tech layoffs blame AI
#222 Mar

Contradicted by HBR finding only 2% of organisations fully replaced roles

AI: Jobs, Power & Money: Only 2% of layoffs tied to real AI: HBR
#222 Mar

Identified in Orgvue survey as source of wrong decisions by 55% of leaders

AI: Jobs, Power & Money: 55% of firms regret their AI layoffs
#222 Mar

Linked to Dell shedding 27% of its workforce since fiscal 2023

AI: Jobs, Power & Money: Dell quietly cut 36,000 over three years
#218 Mar

Invoked by Crypto.com to justify cutting 12% of workforce

AI: Jobs, Power & Money: Crypto.com cuts 180 after $70m AI domain
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#125 Feb

Deployed by Jack Dorsey to justify cutting 40% of Block's workforce

AI: Jobs, Power & Money: Dorsey axes 4,000 Block jobs in one day
#22 Feb

Cited by Gartner as cause of cuts that 50% of firms will reverse by 2027

AI: Jobs, Power & Money: Gartner: half of AI staff cuts to unwind