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[–] lurker@awful.systems 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The tech bros have no one to blame for this but themselves. They're the ones who pushed the 'it'll take your jobs/its super scary' narrative more than anyone else

[–] Reality_Suit@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The more jobs lost to AI will accelerate that even more. It was never about making things easier for the worker. It has always been about not having to pay humans. Take from the bottom to feed the top.

[–] supersquirrel@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't even think it will take many jobs permanently, but to your point it never mattered if AI works or can actually replace human beings at work, all that matters is that people believe it will and then that means that companies can fire large amounts of workers and hire them back under permanently "temporary" positions that pay less, have less stability and condescend the humanity of the worker at a basic level by framing their labor as a temporary substitution for a superior LLM/"AI" to eventually step in and replace.

It is the SAME EXACT STORY as how Uber from the beginning framed its human drivers as temporary... even as dreams of self driving cars have faded from any serious discussion in the near term.. the mistreatment, devaluing and dehumanization were successfully codified into the rideshare industry which was always the goal in the first place.

Which isn't to say that plenty of CEOs haven't drank the KoolAid on AI and are totally lost in the sauce, but two things can be true at the same time...

[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

Also, a job that llms CAN do well was a waste of time to begin with.

[–] Waterpumpee@lemmus.org 12 points 1 day ago

Doing applications one company asked in their forms to describe my feelings towards AI. They want you to swear allegiance to our AI overlords to get hired...