U.S. Employers Are Growing More, Hiring Less. Is AI To Blame?

Trump Adviser Says Companies 'Blame' AI for Layoffs Because 'It Plays Better in the Press'

A senior White House adviser has claimed that some companies may be attributing job cuts to artificial intelligence because it generates better public relations than admitting the layoffs would have happened regardless. Michael Kratsios, US President Donald Trump's science and technology adviser, made the remarks during a recent appearance on the Moonshots with Peter Diamandis podcast, where he argued that AI is sometimes being used as a conveni…

U.S. Employers Are Growing More, Hiring Less. Is AI To Blame?

U.S. employers are hiring less while growing business activity. Is AI to blame? Here's what's happening and why it matters for your career.

Michael Kratsios Says Some Companies Blame AI for Layoffs Because 'It Plays Better in the Press'

Trump AI adviser says some companies are blaming AI for layoffs they planned anyway, calling it a strategy that “plays better in the press.”

Companies use AI as ‘heat shield’ for layoffs: Trump advisor

A senior Trump administration official says companies are increasingly using artificial intelligence as cover for job cuts they had already planned. President's Science and Technology...

White House advisor says companies are blaming AI for layoffs because 'it plays better in the press'

Michael Kratsios, a top advisor to President Donald Trump, said it's not surprising that AI has a PR problem.Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesA top advisor to President Donald Trump questioned why companies are blaming AI for layoffs.Michael Kratsios said companies were citing AI "because it plays better in the press."More broadly, Kratsios said, given the narratives around AI, "it shouldn't surprise us that the PR is bad."A top Trump offi…