Up Next @ WorkTech! Lawsuits, Layoffs, and the AI Panic Button

About this episode

The episode discusses industry turbulence including lawsuits, layoffs, and AI disruption.

In the latest episode of Up Next @ WorkTech, Katie Achille and George LaRocque navigate another packed week of industry turbulence, from Workday's ongoing age-discrimination lawsuit to Senator Hassan's public rebuke of data-broker practices reaching HR Tech. Episode highlights include: Meta's recent acquisition spree, followed by rumors of major layoffs New research from Brookings forecasts profound AI disruption, with a recommendation of how to adjust the path forward The potential for 30 percent unemployment for new grads entering the job market What corporate jargon really signifies, according to a study out of Cornell One of the biggest TA tech funding rounds in recent memory - Series B secured by the folks at Juicebox

People in this episode

Hosts: Katie Achille, George LaRocque

Topics covered

• lawsuits
• layoffs
• AI disruption
• HR Tech
• corporate jargon
• TA tech funding

Keywords

• age-discrimination lawsuit
• data-broker practices
• unemployment
• corporate jargon
• funding rounds

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Workday, Meta, Brookings, Cornell, Juicebox

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