Layoffs

This CEO announced huge job cuts because of AI. Threats to his family followed

2026-05-27 · r/technology

A CEO proudly announced massive AI-driven job cuts and was shocked — shocked! — to discover that people whose livelihoods you destroy might have feelings about it. Turns out replacing humans with machines comes with human consequences, including death threats against his family. Who could have possibly predicted that treating workers as disposable would provoke a backlash?

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