HBR: Companies are laying off workers because of AI's POTENTIAL — not its performance
2026-01-15 · Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review's brutal verdict: execs are firing people based on promises AI will eventually replace them, not actual measured productivity gains. Cognizant's own Chief AI Officer said, 'I don't know if [layoffs] are directly related to actual productivity gains.' Your boss is doing faith-based headcount reduction.