SMRTR AIMar 30, 2026TechCrunch

15% of Americans say they’d be willing to work for an AI boss

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A Quinnipiac University poll found that 15% of Americans would accept having an AI program as their direct supervisor to assign tasks and set schedules. Companies like Amazon and Workday are already using AI to replace middle management responsibilities, leading to thousands of layoffs in what experts call "The Great Flattening" of organizational structures.

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