Daryl Plummer
Distinguished VP Analyst at Gartner. Named voice on the May 2026 Gartner research release showing that companies executing AI-driven layoffs are not…
Distinguished VP Analyst · Gartner
Distinguished VP Analyst at Gartner. Named voice on the May 2026 Gartner research release showing that companies executing AI-driven layoffs are not realizing the ROI they used to justify the cuts. The study has become the dominant "automation trap" reference in the May coverage — paired against General Motors's same-day "AI-skills swap" layoffs in the 2026-05-11-gm-it-layoffs-ai-skills-swap framing. Useful as a third-party industry-analyst voice (not labor, not management) to undercut the "AI made us do it" justification for headcount reductions.
Notable quotes
- (Carry-forward, paraphrased from Gartner release 2026-05-05) AI-driven workforce reductions are not delivering the productivity ROI projected by the companies announcing them — verify against the Gartner primary source before quoting verbatim. See 2026-05-05-gartner-ai-layoffs-no-roi-study.
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First seen: 2026-05-05 · Last seen: 2026-05-24 · 5 mentions