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Applied AI·August 26, 2026·1 min read

Meta thought AI could do the job instead of humans — what happened next should surprise absolutely nobody

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Trying to replace up to 60% of a workforce with AI and watching it backfire is a case study in overestimating current capabilities and underestimating organizational complexity. The viable pattern is augmentation plus redesign of workflows—not headcount swap-outs at scale—so treat any ‘X% replacement’ narrative as a risk flag, not a target.