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The media and companies keep AI layoffs on the wrong thing. But what if that's not the real story? Dario Amodei — the CEO of Anthropic — spent 2025 warning the world that AI would eliminate 50% of white-collar jobs. Then in May, both he and Sam Altman publicly walked back their predictions. So if the people who *built* the technology are backing off the apocalypse narrative... what's actually driving these cuts? In this video, I break down what I believe is really happening: companies built their organizations wrong — measuring power by headcount instead of value creation. Now AI is being used as the perfect corporate alibi to fix a problem that has nothing to do with AI. **What we cover:** - Why the "AI did it" narrative is the perfect corporate cover story - Cameron Herold's square root principle + Pareto's 80/20 — and the uncomfortable math they create together - How augmented high performers (think Tony Stark + Jarvis) change the workforce equation entirely - The Human Capitalist Value Matrix — how to identify where value is created, accelerated, and must be protected - Why most CHROs are either reactive or ra-ra — and what the modern CHRO actually needs to be - Why reskilling your workforce isn't just smart strategy — it's a moral obligation **Referenced in this video:** - AI-Related Job Impacts Clarity Act (full breakdown): https://youtu.be/tH_OhrxPrY4 - Cameron Herold / COO Alliance: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameronherold/ - Zuckerberg's leaked memo (Reuters, June 12, 2026): https://www.reuters.com/business/metas-zuckerberg-admits-mistakes-made-ai-transformation-2026-06-12/ - Challenger, Gray & Christmas — May 2026 job cuts report: https://www.challengergray.com/blog/challenger-report-may-job-cuts-rise-16-from-april-highest-may-total-since-2020/ - *FutHRist* by Trent Cotton — Take the Assessment: https://www.trentcotton.com/futhrist-self-assessment TIMESTAMPS 00:00 They Got It Wrong 01:43 AI Is the Perfect Corporate Alibi 03:21 The Real Reason Companies Are Cutting Jobs 06:16 The High Performer Equation 07:41 The Value Creation Framework 13:31 Why HR Keeps Missing the AI Conversation 15:57 The Hard Truth About Layoffs 17:56 Who Wins Next --- 🔔 Subscribe for weekly content on workforce strategy, HR leadership, and the future of talent. #CHRO #WorkforceStrategy #AIJobs #HRLeadership #FutHRist #Rightsizing #HumanCapitalist #TalentStrategy #Layoffs2026 #CameronHerold #Meta #Zuckerberg
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