White House adviser says companies may be ‘AI-washing’ layoffs

Michael Kratsios on AI Layoffs: White House AI Adviser Questions Whether AI Is Really Driving Job Cuts

White House AI adviser Michael Kratsios has questioned whether artificial intelligence is truly driving corporate layoffs, suggesting some companies may blame AI for workforce cuts because the narrative is more favorable publicly. He said routine business decisions and financial pressures may also be behind widespread job reductions. Michael Kratsios on AI Layoffs: White House AI Adviser Questions Whether AI Is Really Driving Job Cuts.

White House adviser says companies may be ‘AI-washing’ layoffs

Michael Kratsios, President Donald Trump’s top science and technology adviser, has challenged one of the biggest narratives surrounding the current wave of corporate layoffs: that artificial intelligence is always responsible. Speaking on a recent episode of Moonshots with Peter Diamandis, Kratsios said companies sometimes attach AI to layoffs they would have carried out anyway because it “plays better in the press.” Business Insider reported th…

AI Layoffs: Kratsios Questions AI Job Cuts

Is the layoff of AI workers actually about AI, or is there something more going on? A senior adviser at the White House is asking exactly that, and a lot of businesses would have done that anyway, independent of the role of artificial intelligence, and that’s an answer which goes down better in the media....