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‘I didn’t want to be the guinea pig’: inside tech’s AI-fueled manager purge

Tech workers say AI-driven restructurings are eroding mentorship, support and paths to promotion across Silicon Valley As tech companies pour billions into artificial intelligence bets and slash their workforces , middle managers are…

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Tech workers say AI-driven restructurings are eroding mentorship, support and paths to promotion across Silicon Valley As tech companies pour billions into artificial intelligence bets and slash their workforces , middle managers are squarely in the crosshairs. A trend is emerging: when tech CEOs announce that AI is making it possible to do more with fewer workers, they promise to flatten their structures by cutting away what they call unnecessary management layers and bureaucracy.

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