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The AI layoff that wasn't: a correction, and a warning about the next one
A survey finding that 38% of firms who cut staff for AI are now rehiring turns the productivity narrative on its head. The interesting question is what it means for the second round of cuts.
Desk note: this piece was written from a single 9 June 2026 survey finding and the reporting that has surrounded it. The sources we have are narrow, and the conclusion is deliberately under-scoped: the structural question is not whether AI is working, but whether the cost of making it work is being counted honestly.
