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There’s very little evidence of AI replacing jobs en mass. There a ton of evidence that underperforming companies are trimming fat, with CEOs citing AI impacts
by cmiles8 5mo ago
There’s very little evidence of AI replacing jobs en mass.
There a ton of evidence that underperforming companies are trimming fat, with CEOs citing AI impacts rather than their own bad decisions that led to the fat that needed trimming.
- khuey 5mo agoAI is perfect for this because you get to sweep bad decisions you made under the rug and look like a forward-thinking visionary. Why would any CEO not blame their layoffs on AI, true or not?
- cmiles8 5mo agoThat’s exactly what’s happening. Problem is though that nobody is really buying that narrative anymore.
- plantwallshoe 5mo agoUnderperforming? Big tech companies are reporting record profits and major layoffs in the same press releases.
- cmiles8 5mo agoRelative to the number of people they employ, yes they were underperforming. Most did rampant over-hiring during the pandemic and are simply correcting for that now.