Espiritdescali@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 19 days agoMicrosoft Lays Off 1,500 Workers, Blames "AI Wave"futurism.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down13
arrow-up1104arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft Lays Off 1,500 Workers, Blames "AI Wave"futurism.comEspiritdescali@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squaregrrgyle@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down1·19 days agoNah, this layoff culture has been happening for a while now, the AI tie-in is just a convenient excuse.
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·19 days agoThe first part of your statement is true, especially at Microsoft, but the latter part is not. AI is certainly poised to take a lot of jobs, from a lot of hardworking people.
minus-squaregrrgyle@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down4·19 days agoYeah hardworking people, so IT is pretty safe
Nah, this layoff culture has been happening for a while now, the AI tie-in is just a convenient excuse.
The first part of your statement is true, especially at Microsoft, but the latter part is not. AI is certainly poised to take a lot of jobs, from a lot of hardworking people.
Yeah hardworking people, so IT is pretty safe