As more companies seek to shrink staff and boost profits thanks to AI, where does this leave human workers?

In the midst of a sluggish job market, the headlines are grim: “Tens of Thousands of White-Collar Jobs Are Disappearing as AI Starts to Bite (1),” “Nearly a Million Jobs Just Vanished (2)” and “White-Collar Workers Are Getting the Blues (3).” Meanwhile, executives are betting on artificial intelligence (AI) as a way to grow without adding people. Reporting in The Wall Street Journal shows major corporations have shifted their stance toward adopting the technology to keep headcount flat or even reduce it w ...