Inside Block's AI push that ended in pink slips

Jack Dorsey's Block is looking for more senior AI engineering talent amid a 40% workforce reduction at the company. Marco Bello/AFP via Getty Images Seven former Block employees say they were using AI to varying degrees but weren't convinced it would replace them yet. CEO Jack Dorsey's decision to cut the workforce in half came as a shock. AI-driven layoffs are raising fears among white-collar workers about job security in tech. In the months before Block CEO Jack Dorsey laid off 40% of sta...