Firing someone is one of the most unpleasant tasks a manager will ever have to do. But artificial intelligence may make this challenge a bit easier. “Barry,” created by workplace training company Tailspin, is a virtual employee managers can practice firing. He’s programmed to react in a variety of ways, from quiet sobbing to enraged yelling. “When a user interacts with Barry in the simulation,” Tailspin wrote in a blog post, “they navigate hundreds of possible