A recent report from the New York State Department of Labor reveals that, despite widespread concerns, no company has officially reported replacing workers with artificial intelligence under the state’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. This law requires employers to provide advance notice of mass layoffs. The findings highlight a significant gap between public anxiety over AI-driven job displacement and the formal reasons companies provide for workforce reductions. While AI is frequently cited in media and public discourse as a threat to jobs, the official data suggests companies are not attributing layoffs directly to AI automation, at least in their mandated disclosures. This discrepancy raises questions about whether AI’s role is indirect, not covered by reporting rules, or if companies are reluctant to state it as a cause. The full article explores this tension between perception and official reporting. Read the full article at: https://www.wired.com/story/no-company-has-admitted-to-replacing-workers-with-ai-in-new-york/