I used to record audio books, including MBA textbooks.

It staggered me how almost all of some books were just taken up with how to cut costs as much as possible, especially payroll costs.

But a penny saved is *not* the same thing as a penny earned at all. Cutting costs does nothing for a business' productivity, it just gives a short-term boost to the share price and gets c-suite bonuses.

So 'AI' is just the latest tool in a long established business model of cutting payroll costs to the bone.