[lee-rhapsody]

>No business would choose no-growth + reduced cost over growth + same cost.

If that were the case, why are so many companies bent on eliminating some employees and equipping the rest with AI to make up the difference? Wouldn't it be in their best interest to retain ALL those employees and equip them all with AI?

[jvanderbot]

In my strawman/false dichotomy world, I'd explain that by saying those companies are facing the certainty of being not financially healthy.

The AI wave is masking a lot of poor economic outlook at the moment