Laid-off developers build AI to replace executives
The gist
Laid-off developers built an AI model designed to replace CEOs and other executives.
The move lands amid debate over whether AI or its costs drive layoffs.
How it unfolded
- Sep 17, 2026Mason Van Katwyk posted about HR leaders building AI agents, citing an Inc. piece and a Harvard Business Review article.
- Sep 20, 2026Computer programmer Fei Zhaojun's boss asked him whether AI could soon replace humans in coding jobs; two weeks later, he was laid off.
- Sep 23, 2026Laid-off developers created an AI model to replace CEOs and other executives, drawing from company documents and data and remembering their decisions.