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EspiritdescaliMA to FuturologyEnglish · 1 year ago

Microsoft Lays Off 1,500 Workers, Blames "AI Wave"

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Microsoft Lays Off 1,500 Workers, Blames "AI Wave"

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EspiritdescaliMA to FuturologyEnglish · 1 year ago
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The layoffs, a Microsoft exec said in a leaked memo, are merely part of the decisions the company has to make "along the way."
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    We can’t help but blame the very thing we’re eagerly pursuing, but it’s not us, it’s the AI?

    Is that what they’re saying?

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      Its just a scapegoat like always

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        It’s also a positive PR spin for their shite GAI they’re pushing

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