Employment 'Apocalypse' Fears Are Overblown, Scale AI CEO Says - Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Oracle (NY

Employment 'Apocalypse' Fears Are Overblown, Scale AI CEO Says - Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Oracle (NY

Scale AI CEO Jason Droege is calling out CEOs using AI as an excuse to do what they were going to do anyway—cut jobs According to Semafor, Droege claims companies are "washing the layoffs" with AI and downplays the idea that AI will trigger an employment "apocalypse." "The tools are going to add capabilities; they are going to make companies more competitive. Those more competitive companies are going to put pressure on less competitive companie…

Scale’s CEO says AI-related layoffs are often theater

A lot of apparently AI-related layoffs are companies using the technology as an excuse to remove headcount, the boss of an AI data company said.Scale AI’s Jason Droege told Semafor World Economy in Washington, DC that firms were “washing the layoffs,” using AI for what he called ordinary “right-sizing.”He also said that there would be no employment “apocalypse” from AI, although the technology, like all technologies, would inevitably change how …

Tech companies are using AI as ‘excuse’ to layoff workers, CEO says

The CEO of an AI company has said he thinks the leaders of other tech companies are using artificial intelligence as an “excuse” to layoff workers and that fears the new technology will lead to an employment “apocalypse” are overblown. Jason Droege, CEO of Scale AI, on April 16, 2026. Getty Images for Semafor World Economy Key Facts Jason Droege, CEO of AI infrastructure company Scale AI, said CEOs are hiding behind the excuse of AI to reduce …