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99% of CEOs Expect AI-Driven Layoffs in the Next Two Years (gizmodo.com)
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[–] 27 points 5 months ago (3 children)

LLMs are not and will never be good enough to replace human labor. Augment it, sure, and that could lead to fewer jobs but that's not generally what happens. They are, however, good enough for execs to think they can replace human labor.

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago

    The AI doesn't need to be better than the professional it's replacing, it just needs to be more cost effective than the barely capable outsourced worker the jobs was going to be given anyway.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    Not really, because when an employee fails their task it's the employee's responsibility, and if it's catastrophic enough it can lead to firings or lawsuits. But as soon as it's a chatbot, the liability fully rests on the company. How long will insurance protect those companies too?

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    They don't have to be as good to replace us.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    It even can be a feature if AI isn't as good as the people they are replacing. For example, in the case of call centers/help lines, it might be more desirable to have a shitty system to discourage callers yet have plausible deniability…

    I find I'm referencing Cory Doctorow a lot lately…

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