Espiritdescali@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 6 months agoMicrosoft Lays Off 1,500 Workers, Blames "AI Wave"futurism.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1105arrow-down12
arrow-up1103arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft Lays Off 1,500 Workers, Blames "AI Wave"futurism.comEspiritdescali@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squaregrrgyle@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down1·6 months agoNah, this layoff culture has been happening for a while now, the AI tie-in is just a convenient excuse.
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6 months 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-up7arrow-down4·6 months 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