Post by Scott Adams on Blaming AI for Layoffs

The Dilbert Filter says big companies will be blaming AI for their upcoming layoffs — without any evidence to back the claim — because that sounds more awesome than the alternatives.

7/6/25, 6:41 AM

Chamath Palihapitiya

⁦‪@chamath‬⁩

This is the dirty secret of AI rn.

Every large company has paid for something called “AI” so they can report up to the CEO and Board of Directors that they are “on top of it”.

But little is working in production or at hi quality. Chat and code gen are the two exceptions.

7/6/25, 2:50 AM

– The post reflects a growing skepticism about agentic AI systems, which are designed to act independently, as 2025 proofs of concept (POCs) in large corporations have underperformed, aligning with a 2024 Aisera study showing non-agentic rule-based systems struggle with complex tasks due to their rigid frameworks.

– This disappointment contrasts with high expectations set by industry forecasts, like Morgan Stanley’s 2025 trends report, which predicted a surge in agentic AI adoption, suggesting a potential bubble in overhyped AI technologies as noted by X users like @OtakuProcess.

– McKinsey’s involvement in outdated AI strategies, such as using GPT-3.5 for multi-agent systems, may explain the failures, highlighting a lag in adapting to newer, more capable models like GPT-4, as evidenced by AutoGPT’s experimental success in task autonomy documented in a 2023 Medium article

Post by Scott Adams on Blaming AI for Layoffs

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