▲ 188 ▼ Microsoft offers buyouts to around 60,000 employees to contain costs (www.nbcnews.com) submitted 1 week ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 17 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 78 points 1 week ago (8 children) Today: 'Copilot will let us control costs and will work around the clock!' 6 months: everything on fire permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] De_Narm@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago It's not like their software is working today. permalink fedilink source parent [–] aim4harmony@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago This is.. errrmm.. fiiiinneee.. 🤭 permalink fedilink source parent [–] ladicius@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 child) Popcorn? Popcorn. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] aim4harmony@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago Dipped in chocolate? They might be after sucking dry all the water and air to run data centers for the mighty AI. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lemmyng@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago I give 'em 11 minutes. permalink fedilink source parent [–] emb@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago I'm sure they try to dress it up in some palatable way on either side. But if they've ever said AI would save them money, that would mean because they aren't paying as many humans. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) I don't even think Copilot could set things on fire. It would at best just smolder a little. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Arsecroft@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 week ago just burns money and fossil fuels :( permalink fedilink source parent
[–] De_Narm@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago It's not like their software is working today. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aim4harmony@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago This is.. errrmm.. fiiiinneee.. 🤭 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ladicius@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 child) Popcorn? Popcorn. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] aim4harmony@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago Dipped in chocolate? They might be after sucking dry all the water and air to run data centers for the mighty AI. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aim4harmony@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago Dipped in chocolate? They might be after sucking dry all the water and air to run data centers for the mighty AI. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] emb@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago I'm sure they try to dress it up in some palatable way on either side. But if they've ever said AI would save them money, that would mean because they aren't paying as many humans. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) I don't even think Copilot could set things on fire. It would at best just smolder a little. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Arsecroft@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 week ago just burns money and fossil fuels :( permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Arsecroft@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 week ago just burns money and fossil fuels :( permalink fedilink source parent