AI & Jobs 100,000 AI job cuts later, the returns still haven't shown up
AI has been cited in over 100,000 US job cuts in 2026, but the ROI data behind those cuts is conspicuously missing.
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AI & Jobs AI has been cited in over 100,000 US job cuts in 2026, but the ROI data behind those cuts is conspicuously missing.
AI & Jobs Box CEO Aaron Levie posted on May 27 that CEOs are 'uniquely prone to AI psychosis' because they meet AI at the demo layer, not the delivery layer. The TechCrunch piece quoting him landed the same day the 2026 tech layoff count hit 134,603 across 212 events — the bulk of them citing AI.
AI & Jobs Gartner surveyed 350 executives at $1B+ companies. 80% who piloted AI cut staff. The cut rate is the same for high-ROI and low-ROI groups. The same week, Dario Amodei walks back his 「half of white-collar jobs」 prediction. Both stories landed on May 11.