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AI remains top reason for US job cuts for third straight month as employers axed 97,000 workers in May
(www.foxbusiness.com)
this post was submitted on 11 Jun 2026
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Citizens are being told data centers create jobs while at the same time one of the primary reasons for AI is to replace human workers.
The only jobs data centers are creating is construction jobs while they're building the giant buildings and running the pipes and wiring to take all the local water and electricity.