General Motors has laid off more than 1,000 workers at its Factory ZERO assembly plant in Detroit while simultaneously introducing 50 AI-powered collaborative robots to the production line.
At the union’s 39th Constitutional Convention in Detroit, UAW President Shawn Fain warned, “We are in a fight for humanity.”
Fain argued AI should improve jobs and productivity rather than leave workers behind.
6 Comments
AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 1d
Nothing wrong with implementing robotics. Tax the companies and implement UBI
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 1d
This, exactly. UBI is a citizenship dividend. It is what the government owes us, each, individually, for the use of our political authority. Without that political authority, the government has no power to provide the services for which they levy taxes.
NathanRanch@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 1d
Capitalism selecting for whatever it takes to make a dollar.
TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1d
if you have to ask then maybe you suck as much as the situation you're a part of
Malyca@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 1d
The reconning is going to be epic
ThomasWilliams@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1d
It's a model robotised factory. The staff were temporary hires to set up the assembly area.