Issue #121 - The Perfect Scapegoat

December 7, 2025
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In This Issue

  • What Caught My Attention This Week
    • HP to cut up to 6,000 jobs by 2028 and replace them with AI.
    • CEO pushes NVIDIA workforce to use AI whenever possible.
    • Management Consulted suggests top consulting firms are freezing entry-level salaries because of AI.
    • How existential is the AI threat for Google?
  • A Chart to Look Smart
    • Rate of adoption of AI vs other technologies in history.
  • The Tools of the Trade
    • Warner Music Group partners with Suno to offer AI likenesses of its artists.
  • The Way We Work Now
    • US Patent Office issues new guidelines about the use of AI.
    • Insurers now refuse to cover AI risks.
  • How Do You Feel?
    • Anthropic releases a study on the perception of AI among workers.

What Caught My Attention This Week

HP to cut up to 6,000 jobs by 2028 and replace them with AI.

Julia Kollewe, reporting for The Guardian:

Announcing a lower-than-expected profit outlook for the coming year, HP said it would cut between 4,000 and 6,000 jobs by the end of October 2028. It has about 56,000 employees.

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