▲ 1160 ▼ Companies Are Realizing They’re Spending a Fortune on AI Just So Their Employees Can Generate Error-Riddled Slop, and Suddenly Cutting Back Budgets. (futurism.com) submitted 1 week ago by eicker@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 253 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] BigDiction@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (8 children) Do we work at the same company?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (7 children) I think this was the standard management reaction across all the companies that embraced AI as if it was the second coming of Jesus Christ. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] Flower@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 week ago (1 child) C-Suit are herd animals. Same schools, same country clubs, same conference. They all are formed the same. And they don't take advise from people who earn a few orders of magnitude less. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago Fortunately, the people above them care about numbers, and these don't add up. permalink fedilink source parent [–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago (4 children) They thought it was their ticket to fire everybody, and the more they made you use it the sooner they could fire you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (3 children) Soon, the guys upstairs will realise that the real savings are in replacing the middle management with agents, not replacing the workers. Fingers crossed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (2 children) That will just become a different kind of hell permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 child) I don't doubt that for a second, my friend. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago I was a PM at a major now-hyperscaler and one of the engineers on my team was pretty vocal about PM not contributing. He ended up leaving for a team that didn't have one. A few years later I happened to be in his new building, he saw me, and came up with this huge grin on his face, "oh wow are you joining our team?" You always hate the chick writing the specs until you don't have one any more. 😂 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (7 children) I think this was the standard management reaction across all the companies that embraced AI as if it was the second coming of Jesus Christ. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] Flower@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 week ago (1 child) C-Suit are herd animals. Same schools, same country clubs, same conference. They all are formed the same. And they don't take advise from people who earn a few orders of magnitude less. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago Fortunately, the people above them care about numbers, and these don't add up. permalink fedilink source parent [–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago (4 children) They thought it was their ticket to fire everybody, and the more they made you use it the sooner they could fire you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (3 children) Soon, the guys upstairs will realise that the real savings are in replacing the middle management with agents, not replacing the workers. Fingers crossed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (2 children) That will just become a different kind of hell permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 child) I don't doubt that for a second, my friend. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago I was a PM at a major now-hyperscaler and one of the engineers on my team was pretty vocal about PM not contributing. He ended up leaving for a team that didn't have one. A few years later I happened to be in his new building, he saw me, and came up with this huge grin on his face, "oh wow are you joining our team?" You always hate the chick writing the specs until you don't have one any more. 😂 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Flower@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 week ago (1 child) C-Suit are herd animals. Same schools, same country clubs, same conference. They all are formed the same. And they don't take advise from people who earn a few orders of magnitude less. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago Fortunately, the people above them care about numbers, and these don't add up. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago Fortunately, the people above them care about numbers, and these don't add up. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago (4 children) They thought it was their ticket to fire everybody, and the more they made you use it the sooner they could fire you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (3 children) Soon, the guys upstairs will realise that the real savings are in replacing the middle management with agents, not replacing the workers. Fingers crossed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (2 children) That will just become a different kind of hell permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 child) I don't doubt that for a second, my friend. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago I was a PM at a major now-hyperscaler and one of the engineers on my team was pretty vocal about PM not contributing. He ended up leaving for a team that didn't have one. A few years later I happened to be in his new building, he saw me, and came up with this huge grin on his face, "oh wow are you joining our team?" You always hate the chick writing the specs until you don't have one any more. 😂 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (3 children) Soon, the guys upstairs will realise that the real savings are in replacing the middle management with agents, not replacing the workers. Fingers crossed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (2 children) That will just become a different kind of hell permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 child) I don't doubt that for a second, my friend. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago I was a PM at a major now-hyperscaler and one of the engineers on my team was pretty vocal about PM not contributing. He ended up leaving for a team that didn't have one. A few years later I happened to be in his new building, he saw me, and came up with this huge grin on his face, "oh wow are you joining our team?" You always hate the chick writing the specs until you don't have one any more. 😂 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (2 children) That will just become a different kind of hell permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 child) I don't doubt that for a second, my friend. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago I was a PM at a major now-hyperscaler and one of the engineers on my team was pretty vocal about PM not contributing. He ended up leaving for a team that didn't have one. A few years later I happened to be in his new building, he saw me, and came up with this huge grin on his face, "oh wow are you joining our team?" You always hate the chick writing the specs until you don't have one any more. 😂 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 child) I don't doubt that for a second, my friend. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago I was a PM at a major now-hyperscaler and one of the engineers on my team was pretty vocal about PM not contributing. He ended up leaving for a team that didn't have one. A few years later I happened to be in his new building, he saw me, and came up with this huge grin on his face, "oh wow are you joining our team?" You always hate the chick writing the specs until you don't have one any more. 😂 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago I was a PM at a major now-hyperscaler and one of the engineers on my team was pretty vocal about PM not contributing. He ended up leaving for a team that didn't have one. A few years later I happened to be in his new building, he saw me, and came up with this huge grin on his face, "oh wow are you joining our team?" You always hate the chick writing the specs until you don't have one any more. 😂 permalink fedilink source parent