The stock market's AI-layoff trade

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, HP CEO Enrique Lores, and IBM CEO Arvind Krishna (from left to right).

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In the tech industry right now, you either use AI or you get left behind. Companies know this, and they've gone all-in.

To most, this means adopting AI and using it to unlock efficiencies.