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EPISODE · Oct 24, 2025 · 41 MIN

CEOs Are Lying About AI Stealing Your Job

from They Might Be Self-Aware · host Daniel Bishop, Hunter Powers

AI jobs aren’t vanishing — CEOs are lying. We expose the exec spin, fake AI productivity, and real data they hope you never see.We unpack Salesforce’s 9k to 5k “AI efficiency” layoffs, OpenAI GPT-5, Claude 4.5, and the myths fueling automation panic. Subscribe for sharp takes, not PR.We DECODE:Exec Spin Decoder – what “AI transformation” really means in layoffsMyth vs Data – Yale & Brookings: no proof of mass job lossReceipts – Salesforce, SAP, & Anthropic’s creative accountingReality Check – GPT-5 parity claims + AI hallucination truthPlaybook – how to use AI without gutting trust or teamsWho this is for: engineers, managers, founders tired of buzzwords and excuses.📢 EngageAre CEOs lying about AI taking jobs, or are we in denial about the automation wave?New here? Subscribe! We drop weekly AI chaos with teeth.🧠 They Might Be Self-Aware — but are we?⏱️ CHAPTERS00:00 AI Jobs vs Exec Spin – The big lie & why the data disagrees05:18 Anthropic & Salesforce Receipts – Hype, layoffs & AI productivity myths12:42 GPT-5 & Claude 4.5 Reality Check – Parity claims and hallucination truths19:25 The AI Sin Eater – Who takes the blame when automation fails26:48 Your Monday Playbook – Using AI without losing trust or jobs⚡ Listen now & get self-aware before your tools do.🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3EcvzkWDRFwnmIXoh7S4Mb?si=3d0f8920382649cc🍎 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/they-might-be-self-aware/id1730993297▶️ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy9DopLlG7IbOqV-WD25jcw?sub_confirmation=1#AI #AIjobs #TMBSA

CEOs are blaming AI for layoffs, but the data doesn’t back it up. Hunter and Daniel expose how “AI productivity” hype is masking old-fashioned cost cutting, unpacking Salesforce’s job cuts, Anthropic’s doomsday claims, and the truth behind GPT-5’s impact on real work.

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AI jobs aren’t vanishing — CEOs are lying. We expose the exec spin, fake AI productivity, and real data they hope you never see.We unpack Salesforce’s 9k to 5k “AI efficiency” layoffs, OpenAI GPT-5, Claude 4.5, and the myths fueling automation...

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