▲ 65 ▼ Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employees as AI leads to efficiency push (www.cnbc.com) submitted 4 days ago by MashedHobbits@lemy.lol to c/world@quokk.au 9 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Blow_Me@midwest.social 6 points 4 days ago (2 children) AI leads to efficiency push permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JakenVeina@midwest.social 1 point 3 days ago (1 child) That was my first thought as well, until I read that they meant Microsoft's over-investment in AI led to the push. Much more believable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Blow_Me@midwest.social 2 points 2 days ago I had the same realization after posting, but left it as is cuz it's still not the AI driving the push for efficiency, it's the bullshit firings. AI is being used as a scapegoat - it's the malicious management that's culpable. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JakenVeina@midwest.social 1 point 3 days ago (1 child) That was my first thought as well, until I read that they meant Microsoft's over-investment in AI led to the push. Much more believable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Blow_Me@midwest.social 2 points 2 days ago I had the same realization after posting, but left it as is cuz it's still not the AI driving the push for efficiency, it's the bullshit firings. AI is being used as a scapegoat - it's the malicious management that's culpable. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blow_Me@midwest.social 2 points 2 days ago I had the same realization after posting, but left it as is cuz it's still not the AI driving the push for efficiency, it's the bullshit firings. AI is being used as a scapegoat - it's the malicious management that's culpable. permalink fedilink source parent
