AI layoffs are looking more and more like corporate fiction that's masking a darker reality, Oxford Economics suggests
- Posted on January 7, 2026
- By Fortune
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AI layoffs are looking more and more like corporate fiction that's masking a darker reality, Oxford Economics suggests

"Firms don't appear to be replacing workers with AI on a significant scale," the firm said. It suspects some are trying to "dress up layoffs" as good news.