CEO Defends Replacing 80% of Staff Over AI Resistance: ‘Changing Minds Harder Than Adding Skills’

Eric Vaughan, CEO of enterprise software company IgniteTech, stands firm on his controversial decision to replace nearly 80% of his workforce because they wouldn’t embrace artificial intelligence fast enough. Two years after this radical move, Vaughan maintains he would do it again despite the difficulties involved. “Changing minds was harder than adding skills,” Vaughan told … Continue reading CEO Defends Replacing 80% of Staff Over AI Resistance: ‘Changing Minds Harder Than Adding Skills’