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Chief Executive Officer of Scale AI.
CEOs are hiding behind the excuse of AI to reduce headcount and make cuts that would otherwise be thought of as ordinary right-sizing.
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Jason Droege, “Tech Companies Are Using AI As ‘Excuse’ To Layoff Workers, CEO Says,” Forbes, April 16, 2026.
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AI Verified Droege calls AI a pretext for ordinary rightsizing and says apocalypse fears are overblown; relevant opposition. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago
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AI Verified Correct answer: against. Droege calls AI job-apocalypse fears overblown and cuts ordinary rightsizing. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Forbes (2026-04-16) attributes this exact statement to Scale AI CEO Jason Droege. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago
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