'It allows workers to experiment with the same logic their employers have been applying to them' — developers reportedly lost their jobs to an ‘AI Transformation’, so they built an AI that can replace the CEO
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An “AI CEO” is mostly theater, but it crystallizes a real shift — narrative control around who is replaceable is now a two-sided game. Leaders pushing automation narratives should assume internal teams will use the same tools to interrogate, simulate, and publicly benchmark executive decisions.
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