AI doesn’t lay off people yet.
Today’s human leaders do.
Last week, some of them started blaming layoffs on AI.
Jensen Huang quickly called that narrative “lazy.” (Channel NewsAsia, May 2026)
He’s right to push back.
AI’s pressure on business is real.
But responsibility doesn’t disappear because the technology changed.
22% eliminated at ClickUp.
17% terminated at Intuit.
Nearly 25% of Groupon’s workforce gone.
Every number is made up of people who were working, earning, and contributing to the economy.
And still, those numbers don’t prove one clean cause.
AI’s pressure is real, but so are margin pressure, expensive capital, software bloat, investor expectations, and old operating models that only worked because headcount covered the gaps.
The wave doesn’t create the imbalance. It makes it obvious.
That’s the harder story.
Some restructuring may be necessary.
Blame-shifting isn’t.
AI can modernize our business models.
But it doesn’t modernize trust.
A low-trust company can buy better AI.
It can’t fabricate belief.
And it can’t pretend people won’t remember how the layoffs were done.
Execution Beats Theory. Every Time.
👋 Hi, I’m Tim. I help engineering-led startups and mid-market scaleups build performant GTM systems, unify revenue, and scale with Agentic AI.
At Entry Point 1, we partner with engineering-led teams that operate intentionally and play to win. We’ve helped generate $1B+ in revenue.
@Entry Point 1 #gtm #agenticai #gtmarchitecture #gotimmarket
Straight answers
Related GTM concepts
