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VCs are starting to partner with private equity to buy up call centers, accounting firms and other "mature companies" to replace their operations with AI (techcrunch.com)

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[-] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

It’s just rational maximization of profits.

No, it really isn't. It is rational to consider all upsides and downsides (profit just being one) of a decision and then weigh them according to your own personal priorities before trying to achieve an optimal result. This very rarely results in profits being the only priority.

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