Startups And Code by John Mann

Startups And Code by John Mann

The AI Layoff Lie

Companies are cutting jobs and calling it productivity. The numbers say otherwise.

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John Mann
May 08, 2026
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Hey All, real John here. I had a great lunch this week, and it wasn’t the food, but the company. I sat at a table with head of QA and a few amazing engineers. What did we talk about? AI of course. How is AI doing, did you hear about <blah,blah,blah> laid off 100 workers or more. Well, they claim one thing, because it is ok to say it: AI has improved…

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