Microsoft offers “voluntary” layoffs to 60,000 as bosses make workers pay for AI gamble : pravda

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The whole capitalist class has proven that it is unfit to control this technology and it is unfit to run society.

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[–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 26 points 2 weeks ago

Hmm gamble, take the severance, get rehired when it all burns.

Meanwhile, see if you can use (local) AI to not need them.

Also my hot take is, they were downsizing and AI lets them to fire people while coming off as a growing company.

[–] thejml@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

First it was RTO, then AI. Wonder what cool way we'll have next to not call them firings.

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

And here I thought AI was just an excuse to hide outsourcing behind downsizing.

At least they get some severance.