US companies accused of 'AI washing' re: job losses

(theguardian.com)

41 points | by billybuckwheat 21 hours ago ago

3 comments

  • wolvoleo 21 hours ago

    > “I think CEO statements are possibly the worst way to figure out how technological change is affecting the labor market,” Gimbel said. “That is not to say that CEOs are lying … It’s to say that there’s incentive effects in what gets covered.”

    In other words "they're lying but we don't want to call it that too their face" lol

    • cyanydeez 20 hours ago

      "Theyre heroes of Capitalism so their lies are in our best interests"

  • consumer451 17 hours ago

    There was a lot of talk in r/seattle of their recent layoffs being a result of new off-shoring initiatives, under the guise of "AI."