One way companies are making AI backlash worse CEOs often tell workers to embrace AI, yet sometimes cite the technology when cutting jobs. Jamie Kelter Davis/Bloomberg via Getty Images CEOs want you to embrace AI. Many are also citing it as a reason for job cuts. That disconnect is becoming harder for some to ignore. Lis Cooper, a 30-year-old in Melbourne, recently left their job as a data analyst after growing uneasy about AI. The tools they were asked to use weren't as effective as humans so far, Cooper said, yet every interaction felt like contributing to technology that could eventually replace them. "It was an impossible situation to navigate," Cooper said. Across industries, execs are encouraging workers to embrace AI via hackathons , trainings, and performance reviews that score AI use. Yet many tech companies leading the AI push are also announcing layoffs , reorgs, and hiring slowdowns, often while pointing to efficiency gains or funneling resources toward AI.…