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steering wheel manufacturer lays off thousands in anticipation of self-driving cars
by ludicrousdispla 7mo ago
steering wheel manufacturer lays off thousands in anticipation of self-driving cars
- rootusrootus 7mo agoI really like this analogy, and I tend to think most analogies are contrived. This is spot on.
- cheema33 7mo agoIn this case, it is a little more than anticipation. Software dev job losses have already happened and continue to happen.
- rootusrootus 7mo agoBut have we seen any that are plausibly caused by AI, rather than just using AI as a cover for more boring, typical business reasons?
- cheema33 7mo ago> But have we seen any that are plausibly caused by AI.. Does it matter if Atlassian is losing seat licenses because devs are being let go?
- rootusrootus 7mo agoIf that could be proven, then it would be a plausible cause. But without that detail, this is circular reasoning. Those people were let go for the same reason Atlassian let people go -- not AI, just a cover for more mundane business reasons.