Your Boss Is Lying To You About AI Layoffs

Your boss isn’t telling you the truth. We are. This week’s AI news breaks down the myth that “AI is taking every job” and exposes what’s actually happening behind the massive layoffs at Amazon, UPS, Duolingo, and more. Spoiler: AI is involved—but not in the way you think.On this episode:The real reason companies are slashing thousands of jobsWhy CEOs get rewarded for layoffs (yes, the stock price goes UP)How AI gives top performers a 10× multiplier—and what happens nextThe Oreo dystopia: machine-learning cookie scientistsChannel 4’s AI reporter (was she real? does it matter?)EA, game dev, and the parts of the industry quietly automated alreadyAnd the uncomfortable future where AI outrage lasts… six months⏱️ CHAPTERS00:00 Your Boss Is Lying – AI layoffs, recession signals & the truth no one’s telling you06:12 The Efficiency Bomb – AI’s 10× productivity, RIF math & why stock prices reward cuts13:45 Amazon, UPS & Oreo?! – Real companies, real layoffs, and machine-learning cookie science19:58 AI Anchors Arrive – Channel 4’s synthetic reporter, deepfake journalism & war-zone robots25:10 Are Any Jobs Safe? – Game dev automation, cultural collapse & the fate of human creators⚡ 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📢 EngageWhat’s the REAL threat: AI automation or the economy pretending it’s AI?Drop your take below and subscribe to join the only AI conversation that calls the BS out loud.🧠 They Might Be Self-Aware — but are we?