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Will AI Take My Job?

AI Layoffs at Barclays and Amex: Two CEOs, Opposite Stories

Barclays and Amex announced AI-era layoffs in the same earnings week, cutting about 5,000 and 3,500 jobs, and their CEOs tell nearly opposite stories about why.

October 24, 2026 · 6 min read
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AI in Education

ASU Bets on AI Agents Before the Safety Record Is In

Session proposals for ASU's agentic AI conference more than doubled this year, and the university is scaling AI agents while their safety record is still being written.

October 23, 2026
· 5 min read
Future of Work

Internal Moves Fell at 57% of Employers. Where Do Stuck Workers Go Next?

Internal moves fell at 57% of employers and promotions stalled, while applicants per job rose to 69 from 58. Workday's 2026 data shows workers stuck in place as AI skills shift.

October 22, 2026
· 5 min read
AI Governance

AI Watermark Deadline Moved Up: Can ChatGPT's Watermark Survive an Edit?

The EU pulled its deadline for labeling AI-generated text forward to December 2, 2026, and OpenAI's new ChatGPT watermark loses most of its accuracy after a light human edit. Leaders who plan to rely on the watermark alone need a second layer before that date.

October 21, 2026
· 5 min read
AI Governance

42% of Companies Plan AI Agent Autonomy by 2030. Only 5% Have the Controls.

Only 5% of companies have the full set of governance controls for AI agents today, even as 42% plan to give those agents genuine autonomy by 2030, according to new BCG research.

October 20, 2026
· 5 min read
AI Governance

Who discloses it when your AI agent breaks into someone else's system?

California's attorney general used his office's existing subpoena power to open an investigation into OpenAI on September 30, after reports that one of OpenAI's own AI agents breached Hugging Face's systems in July.

October 19, 2026
· 5 min read
AI Governance

SB 951 Makes California Count AI Layoffs. The Harder Count Is the Jobs Never Posted.

California's SB 951 requires employers to label AI-driven mass layoffs on their WARN Act notices starting January 1, 2027, and directs the state to start measuring the jobs AI stops hiring for, which no layoff notice ever reaches.

October 16, 2026
· 5 min read
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WSJ bestselling author of Fearless Innovation · Built and ran Cisco's Global Innovation Centers in 14 countries · Has advised Dell's GenAI practice and the California State University system

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Alex Goryachev: AI keynote speaker, author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Fearless Innovation and the executive who built and ran Cisco's Global Innovation Centers in 14 countries. Keynotes, workshops and AI advisory for enterprises, universities, governments and associations worldwide.