Workers aren't the only ones with an uncertain future in the age of AI

""We will neither fail, nor will we be an average outcome, and that's what we want and that's all I care about every day and all you should care about every day, and nothing else should matter," CEO Alex Blania told employees at the start of the year, according to a recording reviewed by BI's Nicole Einbinder. Blania's message has become a common pitch from tech executives to their employees ahead of critical junctures. For Orb, it's about getting more people to opt into what amounts to a human verification tool."

"BI's Ashley Stewart obtained an internal memo from Nadella that explained how the company needs to "rapidly rethink the new economics of AI across the company - just as we once did with the cloud." For both Tools for Humanity and Microsoft, AI sits at the core of their strategy decisions. As much as the tech has caused anxiety and fear among workers about their future, the companies looking to leverage it are also facing plenty of uncertainty."

Tools for Humanity pursues widespread adoption of an eye‑scanning human verification product and aims for massive user growth. CEO Alex Blania set uncompromising performance expectations for employees as the company pushes toward ambitious goals. The startup has accumulated millions of signups but remains far from its billion‑user target and faces questions about long‑term strategy in a crowded identity and payment market. Several countries, including Spain, India, and Indonesia, have barred, halted, or investigated the product. Microsoft is simultaneously reevaluating its business model for the AI era and urging a companywide economic rethink of AI integration.

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