Amazon’s layoff leak is the week’s defining signal: trust is fragile, and AI hype does not run the business.

This Paper Cut looks at the AI reality gap, rising job anxiety, and what “proof” looks like in rollouts, skills, and comms.

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📌 Sources & Links:

Amazon’s Layoff Leak

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/28/amazon-global-job-cuts-email-error-workers-sent

https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-staff-calendar-invitation-upcoming-job-cuts-project-dawn-2026-1

https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/organizational-update-january-2026

AI Reality Gap

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/25/more-than-quarter-britons-fear-losing-jobs-ai-next-five-years

https://www.hcamag.com/au/specialisation/hr-technology/global-ai-job-shake-up-uk-strained-as-cautious-australia-bets-on-growth/563219

Agents and Trust

https://www.wired.com/story/for-future-reference-ai-technology/

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-agents-incapable-math

The Cut List

https://apnews.com/article/pinterest-layoffs-ai-cf278cf06929db07d5b1310ab7f91861

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/ubisoft-hopes-200-employees-at-its-paris-hq-will-agree-to-quit-so-it-doesnt-have-to-lay-them-off-the-regular-way/

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