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  "id": 18815,
  "url": "https://theconversation.com/layoffs-tied-to-ai-hurt-worker-productivity-and-the-reason-may-surprise-managers-286749",
  "title": "Layoffs tied to AI hurt worker productivity – and the reason may surprise managers",
  "summary": "For too many companies, the adoption of artificial intelligence has become an AI hunger game that spreads fear rather than engagement.",
  "authors": "Mark Ma, Professor of Business Administration, University of Pittsburgh",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "jobs-economy",
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  "published_at": "2026-08-12T12:40:22.000Z",
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  "source_name": "The Conversation",
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  "original_url": "https://theconversation.com/layoffs-tied-to-ai-hurt-worker-productivity-and-the-reason-may-surprise-managers-286749",
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