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> 4. They believe they can automate existing jobs and/or replace them with AI. Yawn. It's more about disciplining the workforce.

• musicale 4y ago
  It's always about disciplining the workforce. This doesn't necessarily serve the bottom line, but it does serve the status hierarchy, and we all know who is in charge. But the question is: why now? Is it because workers are having more autonomy from working at home, etc.? Is it because they fear unionization or some sort of worker rebellion? And what reason is there to believe that automation won't continue to happen, as it has for the past 40 years for a variety of office jobs?
  • gumballindie 4y ago
    Automation will continue to happen, but what you are seeing now is due to a mix of reasons unrelated to a chat bot. Over hiring, inflation (suddenly not a main topic, was replaced by ai scare mongering it seems), bad politics, interest rate hikes, crappy products, and a handful of other reasons, none of which are "ai".
    • musicale 4y ago
      > a handful of other reasons, none of which are "ai". "IBM to pause hiring in plan to replace 7,800 jobs with AI" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35780706 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35780706