Job Disappearance Cause

A Job Disappearance Cause is a organizational cause for a job disappearance event.

• Example(s):
  • Stack Overflow lays off 28% of its workforce BECAUSE generative AI is automating the creation of the content (October 2023).
  • Chegg lays off 4% of its workforce in part BECAUSE customers (students) have quickly adopted OpenAI tools and ChatGPT to get their homework done. (September 2023)
  • IBM says the company is planning to pause hiring for roles WHERE AI can reasonably do them (August 2023).
  • ...
• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Job Creation Cause.
  • a Job Augmentation Cause.
  • ...
• See: Worker Unemployment Cause.

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