Scale AI CEO Jason Droege is calling out CEOs using AI as an excuse to do what they were going to do anyway—cut jobs
According to Semafor, Droege claims companies are “washing the layoffs” with AI and downplays the idea that AI will trigger an employment “apocalypse.”
“The tools are going to add capabilities; they are going to make companies more competitive. Those more competitive companies are going to put pressure on less competitive companies,” he said.
The AI honcho also blamed employees for not learning how to use the burgeoning tech effectively.
“Your livelihood could be at risk, but that’s because you didn’t adapt, not because there is something that just happened to us out of our control,” he said.
Droege warned that AI can be inconsistent, especially in areas where small errors can carry great consequences.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent echoed similar statements to CNBC during the Invest In America Forum regarding what AI disruption might mean for the economy, jobs, and …
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