What is AI washing?
AI washing is when a company blames layoffs on AI adoption to mask a different, less flattering reason — usually overhiring during the pandemic boom. Framing cuts as 'AI transformation' plays better to investors than admitting a hiring mistake, even when the AI tooling had little to do with the decision.
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