Other corporation have used AI to reduce the workforce. They bring in college level coders to throw into hr. They look at real numbers ROI and start reducing the workforce. This is the first thing that companies do when they think "lean" and "agile". Company after company does this the wrong way. You may look into digital transformations in non digital companies that try to be agile. This is a common practice. This is an accordion type thing that does't provide efficiency but gives the appearance that they are going lean.
A nicely put post by @Xyd6KSA-2hcl . Well said