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Block is accused of using AI as cover for ordinary cuts

development2026-03-09

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Block has been accused of AI-washing, using AI as cover for cutting nearly half its staff when analysts suspect business factors were the real driver.

Reporting date: 2026-03-09 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to March 9, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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Welcome to March 9, 2026

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Block cuts half its workforce and the stock rises 24%

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Block is accused of using AI as cover for ordinary cuts
Innermost Loop KB — secondary record
Reporting date: 2026-03-09
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-03-09-block-accused-of-ai-washing
Claim: Block has been accused of AI-washing, using AI as cover for cutting nearly half its staff when analysts suspect business factors were the real driver.
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- Welcome to March 9, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-march-9-2026
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