New York  —  As if on cue, days after a viral essay warned of an artificial intelligence-fueled economic catastrophe, payments company Block said it was laying off nearly half its staff. The company, which owns Square and Cash App, explicitly linked the cuts to AI tools that have “changed what it means to build and … The post Don’t freak out: AI isn’t causing a jobs-pocalypse. At least, not yet appeared first on Egypt Independent .