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Welcome to Tech News Briefing.

It's Monday, February 12th.

I'm Alex Oscela for the Wall Street Journal.

Coming up on today's show, one of the driving forces behind the recent spate of tech layoffs could be artificial intelligence.

We'll find out why corporate leaders are saying

certain office jobs may never return and what kinds of roles AI may be coming

for next from W.S.J. Workplace reporter Ray Smith. And then, San Francisco has gotten a bad rap since the

COVID-19 pandemic. Now, some of the city's powerful tech executives say they want to reverse

the Doom Loop narrative.

We'll hear how Silicon Valley leaders are getting involved in local politics

and whether or not it's working.

From W.S.J. Tech reporter Pritika Rana. But first, the idea that technology is replacing us in our jobs isn't new. But now, that technology is generative AI and it's starting to threaten white collar and managerial jobs.

In the most recent round of layoffs at companies like Google and UPS, jobs up and down the corporate

food chain have been cut.

W.S.J. Workplace reporter Ray Smith is here to tell us more.

Right, we know managerial jobs are at risk.

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