New Delhi, March 30 -- Artificial intelligence (AI) has entered nearly every aspect of our lives, and now, it's being blamed for people losing their jobs. But is AI really behind these layoffs, or has it become a convenient scapegoat for tech CEOs?

According to a BBC report, words like efficiency, over-hiring, and too many management layers are now outdated, and most of the job cut explanations stem from artificial intelligence.

In the past few weeks, tech giants, including Amazon, Google, Meta, and smaller companies like Pinterest and Atlassian, all announced or warned of plans to reduce the workforce, indicating that the latest developments in AI, according to them, are now letting the companies do more with fewer people.

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