We tracked every AI mention across 71 earnings transcripts, sorting claims with dollar figures versus empty buzzwords. Spotify's AI density rose 3,100% with zero financial specificity. CrowdStrike jumped from 1 to 102 AI mentions in one cycle. Meanwhile, UPS and Nike mentioned AI once each after cutting tens of thousands for ordinary operational reasons.

https://readuncut.com/the-ai-layoff-receipts/

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The AI Layoff Receipts

This article explores do layoffs for AI actually help a business in the long run. We analyze 1000s of transcripts and stock filings to look at the data - the answer is depressing.

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In covering the story of an AI agent apparently writing a hit piece blog post about someone who declined its GitHub merge request, Ars Technica posted a story that included fabricated quotes created by AI.

It's slop all the way down.

https://arstechnica.com/staff/2026/02/editors-note-retraction-of-article-containing-fabricated-quotations/

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Editor’s Note: Retraction of article containing fabricated quotations

We are reinforcing our editorial standards following this incident.

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