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usonian

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6. Managers:

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Mar 27, 2024, 11:09 AM

Mar 27

Last edited Wed Mar 27, 2024, 11:55 AM - Edit history (1)

Hiring: AI can do it. Is doing it. Better.
Firing: AI can do it. Is doing it. Better.
Write Reports: AI can do it. Is doing it. Better.
Plan: AI can do it. Is doing it. Better.
Conduct meetings: AI can do it. Is doing it. Better.
Spreadsheets: AI can do it. Is doing it. Better.
Presentations: AI can do it. Is doing it. Better.
Sexually harass employees: AI can do it. Is doing it. Better. Fake nudes as well. Much better.
Send out emails: AI can do it. Is doing it. Better.
Alter financials: AI can do it. Is doing it. Better.

On edit: these are exaggerations of the sarcastic variety. I just hope that corner office people don't believe them.

Ultimate goal: one owner, zero employees. Twitter.

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3000 managers surveyed: They want to use AI to replace workers or pay them less but worry their own pay will be cut [View all] highplainsdem Mar 27 OP

fire the managers . AllaN01Bear Mar 27 #1

you reap what you sow Conjuay Mar 27 #2

Reason, is and has been indicating to us to beware, but Prairie_Seagull Mar 27 #3

All the more reason area51 Mar 27 #4

UBI is no less likely than any other country in the world. brooklynite Mar 27 #7

In some areas AI will be a huge benefit. Workers security, compensation, and rights is not one of them. bluesbassman Mar 27 #5

Managers: usonian Mar 27 #6

AI is not better for hiring and can be pretty problematic Renew Deal Mar 27 #11

Thanks for the thoughtful reply. usonian Mar 27 #13

Have you seen Devs on Amazon Prime? Renew Deal Mar 27 #15

Nope. usonian Mar 27 #16

If the employees are replace with AI and/or automation, who is going to be buying the products and services? Trekologer Mar 27 #8

Exactly. The problem with managers is that they need to show increased productivity. patphil Mar 27 #10

IMO, its going to be a bloodbath XanaDUer2 Mar 27 #9

The biggest example of that is software developers Renew Deal Mar 27 #12

Think of how much worse this will be when AI actually exists Johnny2X2X Mar 27 #14

AI is like other tools in that it is people who must wield it ultimately. David__77 Mar 27 #17

But will AI replace AI? usonian Mar 27 #18