Palantir cofounder says CEOs are pretending layoffs are about 'AI productivity' when they're not
Investor Joe Lonsdale said CEOs who over-hired or "lowered the bar too much" are now masking their layoffs with "AI productivity."
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Investor Joe Lonsdale said CEOs who over-hired or "lowered the bar too much" are now masking their layoffs with "AI productivity."
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