AI hiring cuts linked to tech downturn worries

diginomica.com6 min read

The author argues that the technology sector has dangerously linked economic fortunes to an overhyped and costly artificial intelligence boom while cutting off entry-level human workers. The piece highlights soaring infrastructure spending, negative free cash flows among major tech firms, and widespread failures of instant AI productivity to materialize. It calls for restoring common sense and human agency rather than blindly following vendor promises. Open article →