AI Just Slapped the HR Spreadsheet
The layoff spreadsheet just took a statistical slap in the face. For months, the dominant narrative has been almost comfortably simple: artificial intelligence arrives, white-collar
The layoff spreadsheet just took a statistical slap in the face. For months, the dominant narrative has been almost comfortably simple: artificial intelligence arrives, white-collar
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