Do AI layoffs actually improve company performance?
No. A Gartner study found roughly 80% of major companies piloting AI have also conducted layoffs, but those cuts show zero correlation with increased ROI. Companies are cutting headcount and betting on AI simultaneously, then crediting AI for savings that layoffs alone would have produced anyway.
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Companies That Fired Workers for AI Are FailingGartner data shows 80% of AI-driven layoffs show zero ROI correlation. Why replacing workers with AI is backfiring on corporate balance sheets.
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