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Over the last two years, the biggest names in technology promised that AI would replace workers, slash costs and remake how every company operates. In 2026, a quieter story is unfolding. Some of those same companies are walking back their grandest AI plans: cancelling data centre commitments, rehiring people they had replaced, and softening the bold claims they made not long ago. This article was prompted by the YouTube video "Why Tech CEOs Are Quietly Cancelling Their AI Pla