Reporting archive
Evidence on AI and work
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AI cited in 38,579 May layoffs, per Challenger
In May, U.S. employers didn’t just talk about AI—they checked it on the layoff form, with 40% of cuts carrying the label.
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BCG finds 47% now manage AI, not tasks
BCG’s latest study shows AI has turned many roles from doing to directing—creating newfound hours that mostly leak away without a bold workflow rewrite.
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Wells Fargo makes the first draft a machine job
When a $2.2T bank lets AI write first and makes humans prove what survives, the winners are editors, not typists.
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Cognizant hires 20,000 grads, shifts from tokens to outcomes
While peers freeze hiring, Cognizant is onboarding 20,000 grads, formalizing AI-operator roles, and replacing token tallies with outcome guarantees.
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ADP’s weekly payrolls show build‑out hiring outruns AI cuts
A single payroll series just hijacked the AI layoff narrative, pointing to an implementation economy that’s hiring faster than automation can subtract.
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Connecticut forces yes or no on AI layoffs
Connecticut just turned layoff spin into evidence by forcing employers to declare—on the record—whether AI helped cut the jobs.
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McKinsey’s $7T data center boom, dozens of permanent jobs
AI’s biggest hiring wave is under hard hats—and it vanishes the moment the ribbon is cut.
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JD.com promises no layoffs when machines replace workers
JD just turned ‘AI did it’ into a non-reason for layoffs, betting it can redeploy humans as fast as it automates.
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Fed governor Lisa Cook says AI job losses precede gains
A Fed governor just put a timeline on AI—job losses before gains—turning the transition into a sequencing test for labor, inflation, and boardrooms.
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OECD unveils a 24‑point AI capability gap for occupations
The OECD just turned AI “exposure” from vibes into a living map, showing clerical work nearly on the line and embodied, high-accountability roles still far away.