Economic uncertainty is the driver behind the 53% planning to reduce or not change their headcounts.
Amazon laid off 14,000 employees this fall, but CEO Andy Jassy denied the reductions were related to AI.
According to Justina Nixon-Saintil, IBM’s chief impact officer, 2025 was the year “the penny dropped” for AI.
“Experience is no longer enough,” a job-search expert says.
Dimon added that people who possess soft skills will have “plenty of jobs.”
Every CEO of every organization needs a clear business transformation strategy that accounts for the seismic shifts coming from AI.
“For the most part, AI is going to do great stuff for mankind, like tractors did, like fertilizers did, like vaccines did.”
Employees don’t want to return to the office. That poses a challenge for workplace designers like Yuen.
The workweek is changing for AI-enabled teams, with meetings consolidating towards the middle of the week, and engagement levels climbing.
Our research suggests something more nuanced—and hopeful—than a future of AI job losses.




