It’s 2026. We’re all asking ChatGPT to help us write our grocery list. Copilot? Rewrite our email to “sound better.” Claude? Draft a business plan. Gemini? Answer every formerly Google-able question we think of. AI and its presence are at the forefront of nearly every decision many make every day, and this doesn’t magically exclude the workplace.
In fact, AI was responsible for more than 55,000 layoffs in 2025.