The 30 Most and Least Common Uses of AI

Executives’ growing willingness to say publicly that they are forgoing hiring in favor of artificial intelligence might be a sign of the times. Businesses are facing more uncertainty than they have in years, with tariff-related disruptions and a broader stock market pullback since the start of this year.

As my colleague Aaron Holmes reported today, companies like PayPal, United Wholesale Mortgage and Shopify say they plan to use AI to fill roles humans would otherwise have fulfilled, if not lay off staff.