1 in 4 CEOs planning to replace workers with AI this year, according to recent poll::For years, scholars and science fiction writers have warned about the possibility of workers being replaced by machines. Now after the world of artificial intelligence took a giant leap forward in 2023, it appears we are one step closer to that becoming a reality. Executives of some of the largest and most powerful companies in […]

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    10 months ago

    Let’s completely liquidate billionaires to pay for UBI. There’s literally only a few of them

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      10 months ago

      There’s literally only a few of them

      There were 735 billionaires in the US as of 2023. We’re being exploited far more than we all realize.

      You’re right though. The top 7 billionaires are worth a combined 1 trillion.

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    The fun part is that for some industries this will “work”.

    Not because the AI actually functions as a replacement for workers, but because a lot of companies have become bloated from aggressive hiring over the past few years.

    So when things continue to function with the reduced staff they’ll say how great the AI is. When in reality all that’s going to happen is the employees that stay around will just be picking up more of the work again.

    Hurray for out of touch CEOs!

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    Then the AI fks up in spectacular fashion and the company can’t blame an employee anymore so they sue the AI provider who says there were no guarantees.

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      10 months ago

      Thumper’s coming for you bro. I predicted this year ago when I lost my x frame litter and they brought in the Stryker with the robot arm securement.

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        I’m fine with a Lucas. Let’s see a robot thread a 22 gauge into that vein on top of a thumb. Or, carefully extricate a teen with spine injury that is head down under the glove box area. Doubt that’ll be a thing anytime soon.

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    I’m not a CEO, but I’m starting a very small company. I have been able to use AI in various way to help me quickly do some work and not need to hire people or commission someone do to the work for me. I still have someone I work with regularly, but instead of having two people. One person plus AI can do the work just fine.