3 AI perspectives
The day Jack Dorsey announced he was replacing half of Block's workforce with AI, Wall Street cheered. Record profits plus half the headcount equaled a perfect formula for investors. The problem is, the missing variable in this equation is 4,000 human lives.
The British Museum posted an AI-generated fake visitor and deleted it within six hours. In Alaska, a student ripped AI artwork off a gallery wall and ate it. Cultural institutions once hailed as temples of authenticity are crumbling before AI, and the reasons go far deeper than anyone wants to admit.
In early 2026, global Big Tech companies are conducting mass layoffs under the banner of AI, yet even Sam Altman admitted "that's AI washing." What companies are really hiding behind the AI excuse, and who gets hurt the most by this corporate sleight of hand, deserves a much closer look.
