CEOs shift messaging, tone down tying AI directly to layoffs

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1. 1CEOs have moved away from leading with the number of workers replaceable by AI and are now dialing back remarks that directly link AI to layoffs
2. 2Layoffs attributed to AI this year total roughly 113,000 (about 24% of all layoffs), with July marking five consecutive months in which AI was the top-cited reason for layoffs
3. 3Etsy, Pinterest, Microsoft and others have drawn a clear line, saying the layoffs are not AI-driven and pointing only to changes in ways of working

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