AI is often cited to justify layoffs but that masks how the labour market is actually distorted by it | Mint
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“Singapore-based Crypto.com said last week that it was cutting 12% of its workforce.”
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— The 2022 Miami Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix 2022) was a Formula One motor race that was held on May 8, 2022, at the Miami International Autodrome in Miami …
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— Crypto.com is a cryptocurrency exchange company based in Singapore that offers various financial services, including an app, exchange, and noncustodial DeFi wallet, NFT marketplace, and direct payment…
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— Crypto.com Arena (originally and colloquially known as Staples Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Los Angeles. Opened on October 17, 1999, as Staples Center, it is located next to the…
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“Atlassian and Block had cited AI adoption for job losses.”
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— Arc is a freeware web browser that was developed by The Browser Company, an American startup company founded by Josh Miller and Harsh Agrawal and owned by Atlassian since 2025. It was first released i…
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— Canva Pty Ltd. is an Australian multinational proprietary software company launched in 2013 based in Sydney, Australia. The platform provides a graphic design platform to create visual content for pre…
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— Slack is a cloud-based team communication platform developed by Slack Technologies, which has been owned by Salesforce since 2021. Slack uses a freemium model. Slack is primarily offered as a business…
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“Comprehensive data on whether AI is destroying jobs, lifting productivity or reshuffling routine tasks remains patchy at best.”
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“An OECD report published last October argued AI-induced job losses may be less common in Japan than elsewhere due to chronic labour shortages...”
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— Artificial intelligence (AI) is the capability of computational systems to perform tasks typically associated with human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and dec…
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— Australia has a highly developed mixed economy. As of 2025, Australia was the 15th-largest national economy by nominal GDP (gross domestic product), the 22nd-largest by PPP-adjusted GDP, and was the 2…
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— Roi Cohen Kadosh (Hebrew: רועי כהן קדוש; born 1976) is an Israeli–British cognitive neuroscientist whose research spans numerical and mathematical cognition, learning, attention, and cognitive enhance…
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“IMF researchers say that while about half of jobs are 'exposed to AI,' the negative effects of an ageing population could be mitigated through AI adoption.”
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“Older workers, non-regular employees and entry-level staff are less likely to benefit from the shift...”
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“AI is reshaping the labour market. But the big danger is its slow hollowing-out of career ladders.”
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“Breathless predictions of how all white-collar work will be automated within 18 months aren’t analysis, but marketing.”
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“One of AI’s biggest limitations is still hallucinations. Human oversight remains essential for its use in businesses, hospitals and elsewhere.”
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“Failing to invest in the next generation of talent will backfire. Large numbers of unemployed educated youth do not make for a stable society.”
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“Lawmakers trying to tackle AI’s impact on jobs should start by asking companies that cite AI as a reason for layoffs to disclose what that actually means...”
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