WiseTech begins redundancies – but omits ‘AI’ from emails to Chinese employees, workers say
2026-05-21 · AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
WiseTech is axing nearly 30% of its workforce — about 2,100 people — and blaming it all on AI advancements. But apparently the word 'AI' is too spicy for Chinese regulators, so employees in China got a sanitized version of their pink slips. Nothing says 'we value our global team' like customizing your layoff excuse by region.