▲ 853 ▼ Chinese Courts Rule Companies Cannot Fire Workers Simply to Replace Them With AI (www.caixinglobal.com) submitted 5 months ago by stumu415@lemmy.zip to c/technology@lemmy.world 279 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 5 months ago (6 children) Good permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] quips@slrpnk.net -14 points 5 months ago (5 children) Why? This will hold back automation dramatically permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] sockenklaus@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 months ago (3 children) Because at this point the only ones profiting from automation are the capitalists. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] quips@slrpnk.net 1 point 5 months ago (2 children) China is not a capitalist country? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) I believe they mean the capital owners benefit from automation but the workers do not. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sockenklaus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago Yes and it's not like there a no privately owned companies in China. permalink fedilink source parent [–] zbyte64@awful.systems 3 points 5 months ago My bet is these companies are doing layoffs but calling it AI permalink fedilink source parent
[+] quips@slrpnk.net -14 points 5 months ago (5 children) Why? This will hold back automation dramatically permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] sockenklaus@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 months ago (3 children) Because at this point the only ones profiting from automation are the capitalists. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] quips@slrpnk.net 1 point 5 months ago (2 children) China is not a capitalist country? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) I believe they mean the capital owners benefit from automation but the workers do not. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sockenklaus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago Yes and it's not like there a no privately owned companies in China. permalink fedilink source parent [–] zbyte64@awful.systems 3 points 5 months ago My bet is these companies are doing layoffs but calling it AI permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sockenklaus@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 months ago (3 children) Because at this point the only ones profiting from automation are the capitalists. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] quips@slrpnk.net 1 point 5 months ago (2 children) China is not a capitalist country? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) I believe they mean the capital owners benefit from automation but the workers do not. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sockenklaus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago Yes and it's not like there a no privately owned companies in China. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] quips@slrpnk.net 1 point 5 months ago (2 children) China is not a capitalist country? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) I believe they mean the capital owners benefit from automation but the workers do not. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sockenklaus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago Yes and it's not like there a no privately owned companies in China. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) I believe they mean the capital owners benefit from automation but the workers do not. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sockenklaus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago Yes and it's not like there a no privately owned companies in China. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sockenklaus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago Yes and it's not like there a no privately owned companies in China. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 3 points 5 months ago My bet is these companies are doing layoffs but calling it AI permalink fedilink source parent