ICI Founding Humanity Partner Quoted in Bloomberg Law Article Re AI-Related Layoffs

ICI Founding Humanity Partner Andi Mazingo was recently quoted in Bloomberg Law's Daily Labor Report in an article examining the growing difficulty regulators face in tracking AI-related layoffs.

The piece, "AI-Related Layoffs Test New York's Ability to Track Job Losses," explores New York's first-in-the-nation attempt to measure the workforce impact of artificial intelligence. Under a recent update to the state's Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) reporting system, companies conducting mass layoffs must disclose whether "technological innovation or automation" played a role in the job cuts.

The early data reveals a striking paradox.

More than 160 companies filed mass layoff notices with New York's Department of Labor after the rule was introduced — including major firms integrating AI into their operations — yet none attributed the layoffs to automation or AI.

The result highlights a structural challenge for policymakers: when understanding technological change relies on institutional self-reporting, the true drivers of workforce transformation can remain difficult to observe.

Mazingo's comments in the piece reflect a broader concern that the problem is not simply technological change itself, but how institutions document and explain the decisions surrounding that change.

At ICI, we view this issue as part of a larger governance challenge. Artificial intelligence is not just introducing new technologies into workplaces — it is exposing the limits of institutional systems designed for earlier industrial eras.