What is the 'two-tier' AI system in workplaces?
It describes a split where executives and favored staff get expansive AI access, training, and cover to experiment, while rank-and-file workers face rigid mandates, monitoring, and threats over promotions or jobs if they resist tools that leadership itself admits underperform.
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