A recent BCG analysis identifies what sets AI winners apart.
A new BambooHR survey found one-third of new accounting and finance hires quit within their first year, as AI tools let senior staff handle work that used to go to juniors.
A Gartner study found that while 80% of companies surveyed reported workforce reductions, there was no correlation to higher ROI.
“If people believe they will be judged more harshly for using AI, they are less likely to adopt it—regardless of their capability.”
Hiring skills over people is no longer en vogue as firms deprioritize DEI and cut down on recruiting costs.
Only 4% of employers still spread raises equally across the board, according to Mercer.
A landmark KPMG index finds boards demanding transformation, execs spending billions on tech, and the people caught in the middle burning out.
“You don’t just want to be able to code. You want to be able to have a conversation, form relationships and be able to think critically, because at the end of the day, that’s the thing that AI can’t replace,” said Josephine Timperman, a student at Miami University in Ohio.
Musk said a “supersonic tsunami” of AI and robotics will bring about a world of zero scarcity.
Gen Z is facing AI-driven layoffs and fewer entry-level jobs. Former Meta and Salesforce AI head Clara Shih says young workers can future-proof their careers by learning how to use AI agents.




