AI layoffs may be backfiring on companies

A lot of workers have had the same uneasy thought lately: "Is AI coming for my job?" It is a fair question. Companies keep talking about automation, AI agents and lower costs. Some workers hear that and wonder whether their next performance review will come with a chatbot-shaped shadow in the room.

However, a new Gartner study suggests the story may be more complicated. Many companies are cutting jobs while adopting AI, but those cuts are not clearly producing better returns. Gartner says...