Tech companies are laying off workers while investing heavily in AI agents that are claimed to replace human tasks, but research from Scale AI shows these agents fail to produce professionally acceptable work over 95% of the time. Despite their limitations and slow progress on complex tasks, some companies use AI as a justification for layoffs, with experts suggesting this is often an excuse rather than a reflection of AI’s current capabilities.
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