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Some firms are laying people off mainly so as not to look behind on AI, in a cascade of keeping up with the Joneses.

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  1. Alex Imas

    Behavioural economist at Chicago Booth

    let's say we get into a narrative where like if you're a firm and you're not laying people off, then you're seen as like not adapting AI enough. So like then you'll get you're going to just get a cascade effect of firms like just needing to keep up with the Joneses in terms of like starting to lay people off.

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