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Pretty sure you can find posts on this website of headlines from companies explicitly announcing layoffs due to AI.

by zero-sharp 2y ago

nomad-nigiri 2y ago
Links?
- nomad-nigiri 2y ago
  https://hn.algolia.com/?q=ai+layoffs https://hn.algolia.com/?q=ai+layoffs From the links on page 1-4 looks like companies are laying people off to invest in AI infra. That’s different than getting replaced by it. I just can’t think of a workflow that can be automated by “AI”
- zero-sharp 2y ago
  https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39397058 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39397058 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40624213 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40624213 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38788328 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38788328 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39922095 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39922095
  - vusjandus23857 2y ago
    OP has a point... First link is Cisco laying 4K to focus on AI. Not jobs replaced by AI. Second link is MSFT laying off 1500 doesn't say they were replaced by AI. Third link, read the comments, it's a reorg. Normal at big companies. Fourth link is a startup ceo who is replacing 2 interns...
    - zero-sharp 2y ago
      "The tech giant is planning to let go of 30000 employees from its ad sales unit after its recent advancements in artificial intelligence said president of the Americas and global partners Sean Downey last week. As per a news report, new innovations can automatically suggest and create ads for customers, requiring basically, no human intervention. This development renders the ad sales unit essentially redundant." ????? >Fourth link is a startup ceo who is replacing 2 interns... The question was whether there was job loss to AI.
      - vusjandus23857 2y ago
        I can't find any news stories about 30K jobs at Google going to AI. The references to the information are false. This leads me to believe this isn't a real story. If it was every news outlet would've reported on it.

Pretty sure you can find posts on this website of headlines from companies explicitly announcing layoffs due to AI.

nomad-nigiri 2y ago

Links?

nomad-nigiri 2y ago
https://hn.algolia.com/?q=ai+layoffs https://hn.algolia.com/?q=ai+layoffs From the links on page 1-4 looks like companies are laying people off to invest in AI infra. That’s different than getting replaced by it. I just can’t think of a workflow that can be automated by “AI”
zero-sharp 2y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39397058 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39397058 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40624213 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40624213 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38788328 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38788328 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39922095 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39922095
- vusjandus23857 2y ago
  OP has a point... First link is Cisco laying 4K to focus on AI. Not jobs replaced by AI. Second link is MSFT laying off 1500 doesn't say they were replaced by AI. Third link, read the comments, it's a reorg. Normal at big companies. Fourth link is a startup ceo who is replacing 2 interns...
  - zero-sharp 2y ago
    "The tech giant is planning to let go of 30000 employees from its ad sales unit after its recent advancements in artificial intelligence said president of the Americas and global partners Sean Downey last week. As per a news report, new innovations can automatically suggest and create ads for customers, requiring basically, no human intervention. This development renders the ad sales unit essentially redundant." ????? >Fourth link is a startup ceo who is replacing 2 interns... The question was whether there was job loss to AI.
    - vusjandus23857 2y ago
      I can't find any news stories about 30K jobs at Google going to AI. The references to the information are false. This leads me to believe this isn't a real story. If it was every news outlet would've reported on it.