@EspiritdescaliMA to FuturologyEnglish • 17 days agoMicrosoft Lays Off 1,500 Workers, Blames "AI Wave"futurism.comexternal-linkmessage-square16arrow-up1107arrow-down13
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minus-square@grrgyle@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglish27•17 days agoNah, this layoff culture has been happening for a while now, the AI tie-in is just a convenient excuse.
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppetlinkfedilinkEnglish7•17 days agoThe first part of your statement is true, especially at Microsoft, but the latter part is not. AI is certainly poised to take a lot of jobs, from a lot of hardworking people.
minus-square@grrgyle@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglish4•17 days agoYeah hardworking people, so IT is pretty safe
Nah, this layoff culture has been happening for a while now, the AI tie-in is just a convenient excuse.
The first part of your statement is true, especially at Microsoft, but the latter part is not. AI is certainly poised to take a lot of jobs, from a lot of hardworking people.
Yeah hardworking people, so IT is pretty safe