@rysiek It does seem like the rational response to 'AI firings'.

If I had a tool that would genuinely make my people more productive, but instead of using it to build more and better products, I use it for cutting costs, what signal does that send?

Either I'm completely without ambition, and unfit to lead a growing company, or my product and its market are no longer evolving and I'm converting to large scale, low margin modes of operation.

Neither is a very attractive target for investment.