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AI agents meant to replace Meta workers made “large-scale, disruptive actions” (arstechnica.com)

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[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

do some of those protections not involve expensive machinery (like sawstop saws)?

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[–] h0tbeef@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Wouldn’t something like that be machinery the saw company already owns?

Does slop not involve expensive machinery?

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[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

mostly thinking if you could shave off the administrative employees (like finance and marketing) you could fall below the limit)

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[–] h0tbeef@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 weeks ago

The limit for what?

The bottom line is that AI is both more expensive and less productive than humans for at least 99% of tasks

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