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Independent reporting documents substantial corporate layoffs and says AI is changing task demand and workforce structure, contradicting the claim that the predicted white-collar disruption did not happen because labs chose against it. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: AI Won’t Replace Everyone. That’s Not The Good News · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:5a29bfd89323409837ed023424dd13811e93bbf3e36a480dce401f605c13d8c3

Microsoft said last week that it would cut 4,800 jobs, about 2.1% of its global workforce, with Xbox bearing a large share of the reduction, but the AI story inside the cuts is more specific than the usual "robots are coming for jobs" narrative.