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# Jack Dorsey

Co-founder and CEO of [[entity-org-block|Block]] (and co-founder / former CEO of Twitter). He explicitly linked Block's February 2026 mass layoffs to the adoption of AI "intelligence tools," stating that most other firms would reach the same conclusion within the year. His stance — that a company can do what it does with **fewer people** via AI — exemplifies the [[concept-ai-automation-strategy|AI Automation Strategy]]. Source of the quote [[quote-dorsey-intelligence-tools]]. Cited in the source as a subject/voice, not as an author.

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## Article 72 — a072

# Jack Dorsey

**Role in the source:** A cited voice (one of the extraction's named speakers). CEO of [[entity-block|Block]], cited for **claiming that massive staff layoffs (roughly 40%) at the company were related to AI-driven changes** in the firm's operating model — concrete evidence invoked for the modular-org argument ([[action-modular-org-design]]).

**Enrichment note:** Co-founder of Twitter and CEO of Block; referenced for linking Block's layoffs to AI-driven operating-model shifts. Canonical reference: Block leadership page and his public statements on AI and workforce changes.