https://seanfobbe.com/tags/marketing/ Recent content in Marketing on Seán Fobbe Hugo -- gohugo.io en Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://seanfobbe.com/posts/2026-03-23_ai-related-layoffs-evidentiary-value/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://seanfobbe.com/posts/2026-03-23_ai-related-layoffs-evidentiary-value/ Note By “AI” I mean any service relying on a foundation of Large Language Models (LLM). I was too lazy to add them individually, but any mention of AI is intended to be read with scare quotes. Are Layoffs Evidence of AI Impact? Link to heading People point to AI-related layoffs as evidence that the economy and society are fundamentally changing. This is mistaken, for three reasons. 1. PR is not ground truth Link to heading Companies often claim that layoffs are due to efficiency gains from AI use, entailing the replacement of workers by AI.