When AI is more expensive than people, why replace the people?
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12 Comments
one_old_coder@piefed.social · 9 pts · 84d
Because most bosses and managers hate people whatever the cost.
Akasazh@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 84d
People are nasty, they get ill, get mad when you extort them and go on strikes.
They want a fully automated money machine but don't understand that the people they are sacking are the ones doing the buying.
Inucune@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 83d
See, the trick is to automate your workforce. Your customers come from the other guy's workforce so you keep making money. AI can't do your job, right?
siera@jlai.lu · 2 pts · 34d
Yeah, they love money and hate other human that could take part of this money. But they forgot that they are human too.
jtrek@startrek.website · 2 pts · 84d
Many managers and owners are large children with poor emotional regulation.
Malyca@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 83d
Haven't we learned yet? Cruelty, cruelty is why and cruelty is the point.
lemonhead2@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 84d
simple. ai is more expensive now ... but won't be in a few years. also ai won't form unions and will work overtime, so people with more money than they can spend in a lifetime can earn even more money to improve their social status ... and build more data centers
tacosanonymous@mander.xyz · 4 pts · 84d
I don’t think that’s true. Economies are a balance and what they’re pushing for is a gross imbalance. It can’t work and they’re either stupid af or trying to ruin everything.
teft@piefed.social · 2 pts · 83d
Wont form unions? Those dipshits ceos are going to be so upset when they find out about vendor lockin and annual increases in fees.
Zos_Kia@jlai.lu · 1 pts · 83d
I think the answer is : nobody is being replaced, and certainly not by AI. These companies have been over-hiring for decades now, for a variety of reasons, and layoffs before quarterly reports are nice because they pad the bottom line without having to increase revenue. "Ai layoff" is a nice way to phrase "economic restructuring" without spooking the investors. Hell if you're lucky it might even get you a bump on the stock market.
I've been in the industry for a few years now and can guarantee you there are not enough systems deployed to replace workers in any significant numbers, and those that exist are far from good enough.
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 83d
Land-rush purchasing, though.
Zos_Kia@jlai.lu · 1 pts · 83d
I'm not sure what that means ?