{
  "id": 859766,
  "title": "The surprising reason AI layoffs hurt worker productivity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/the-surprising-reason-ai-layoffs-hurt-worker-productivity",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-14T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fast Company",
    "slug": "fast-company",
    "url": "https://www.fastcompany.com/91589194/surprising-reason-ai-layoffs-hurt-worker-productivity"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Business leaders and investors face a deepening paradox: Companies are pouring more money into artificial intelligence than ever, but they’re not seeing the gains in productivity that they expect. Even CEOs are starting to admit this disconnect. One Atlanta Federal Reserve study found that about 90% of executives believe AI has not yet boosted productivity at their companies. Other evidence…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}