TechFirst with John Koetsier

John Koetsier

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TechFirst with John Koetsier

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Jun 19th Is AI killing jobs or are CEOs using it as an excuse?
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TechFirst with John Koetsier

Jun 19, 2026
37¼ minutes
34 MB

Is AI really causing mass layoffs or are CEOs just using AI as a convenient excuse? In this episode, John Koetsier talks with longtime tech journalist, columnist, author, and podcaster Mike Elgan about why the “AI is killing jobs” narrative may be overblown. Elgan argues that many companies are engaging in AI washing: blaming layoffs on AI to make cost-cutting look like innovation. The conversation goes deep into the future of work, why every major technology shift creates fear before new opportunities emerge, how AI will change education and huma...

TechFirst with John Koetsier

Is AI killing jobs or are CEOs using it as an excuse?

John Koetsier

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