# AI productivity myth: AI layoffs are destroying productivity | Natasha Bernal

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Podcast: [The Tech Report](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tech-report-7700174)
Published: 2026-05-06T17:15:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/the-tech-report/episodes/ai-productivity-myth-ai-layoffs-are-destroying-productivity
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## Resource

“They’re losing institutional knowledge, they’re losing skills left, right and centre.” Tech journalist Natasha Bernal join the Tech Report’s Isaac Pound to talk about the repercussion of AI layoffs and how survivors productivity falls further than AI is increasing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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