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The article mentions: “John and Jill are not at risk. This is a controlled experiment and everyone working at Andon Market is formally employed by Andon Labs,

The article mentions: “John and Jill are not at risk. This is a controlled experiment and everyone working at Andon Market is formally employed by Andon Labs, with guaranteed pay, fair wages, and full legal protections. No one’s livelihood depends on an AI’s judgment alone.” which was refreshing to read.

hamdingers 6mo ago
I take that to mean "we won't let the AI refuse to pay them or otherwise break employment law" not that they could never be fired.
- HWR_14 6mo ago
  I read that as "it's not worth the negative PR of being associated with AI firing minimum wage employees" compared to just paying them for a year or two.
evanelias 6mo ago
Literally the two sentences immediately following that quote are "For now. As we continue down this path, however, humans will not be able to stay in the loop and such guarantees will be intractable." Personally I find the entire tone of the article to be creepy and disturbing.
- i_think_so 6mo ago
  > Personally I find the entire tone of the article to be creepy and disturbing. There was a scifi story about a guy who gradually falls through the cracks of a dystopian future society in which McDonalds managers are replaced by AI that talks to workers through their headsets. At first it's quite benign, like: "Hello, John. In 5 minutes it will be time to inspect the washrooms and perform any necessary cleaning." Before long it's firing people who don't smile enough and don't have the correct attitude. (Of course, to keep readers from becoming despondent and killing themselves, the story takes a hard left turn towards a post-scarcity economy and everyone lives happily ever after. But when one reflects on it at the end, 90% of humanity doesn't have that post-scarcity life. And those who get left behind are far from content with their futures....)

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The article mentions: “John and Jill are not at risk. This is a controlled experiment and everyone working at Andon Market is formally employed by Andon Labs,

by jaxefayo 6mo ago

hamdingers 6mo ago
I take that to mean "we won't let the AI refuse to pay them or otherwise break employment law" not that they could never be fired.
- HWR_14 6mo ago
  I read that as "it's not worth the negative PR of being associated with AI firing minimum wage employees" compared to just paying them for a year or two.
evanelias 6mo ago
Literally the two sentences immediately following that quote are "For now. As we continue down this path, however, humans will not be able to stay in the loop and such guarantees will be intractable." Personally I find the entire tone of the article to be creepy and disturbing.
- i_think_so 6mo ago
  > Personally I find the entire tone of the article to be creepy and disturbing. There was a scifi story about a guy who gradually falls through the cracks of a dystopian future society in which McDonalds managers are replaced by AI that talks to workers through their headsets. At first it's quite benign, like: "Hello, John. In 5 minutes it will be time to inspect the washrooms and perform any necessary cleaning." Before long it's firing people who don't smile enough and don't have the correct attitude. (Of course, to keep readers from becoming despondent and killing themselves, the story takes a hard left turn towards a post-scarcity economy and everyone lives happily ever after. But when one reflects on it at the end, 90% of humanity doesn't have that post-scarcity life. And those who get left behind are far from content with their futures....)