Elevate Before You Eliminate: Firms Should Redesign High-Risk Roles Before Any AI-Attributed Layoffs

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This position paper argues for a rebuttable presumption against AI-attributed layoffs, challenging the hardening managerial default that equates model-addressable task exposure with inevitable worker redundancy. We demonstrate that while generative AI compresses routine workflow substrate, it simultaneously expands a role's elevation space---the critical human layer of judgment, exception handling, orchestration,...

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342c0af0-c857-58e7-8c12-4465420b4b0f

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10.20944/preprints202604.1354.v2