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GreatGazoo

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11. The Forbes article looks at a bunch of companies that laid people off, went through

Reply to meadowlander (Reply #10)

Sat May 23, 2026, 08:54 PM

18 hrs ago

"enshittification" for 12 to 18 months and then started hiring people back. Course correction has begun.

Inclusive of this current issue, I think the bigger challenge for all is to envision a near future where AI benefits everyone.

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Amazon Job Replacement Failures Expose AI Lies [View all] GreatGazoo 22 hrs ago OP

Oh, look, those of us who said AI is a crock of shit are proven right. mwmisses4289 22 hrs ago #1

AI has been oversold to the point ot being a gigantic scam Warpy 21 hrs ago #2

In marketing one rule is 'Under promise, over deliver' GreatGazoo 21 hrs ago #3

Yep, grossly overrated and of limited utility not fooled 21 hrs ago #4

To be fair, this is conclusion taking AI as it is today as a finished product EdmondDantes_ 21 hrs ago #5

yes to both of those GreatGazoo 19 hrs ago #8

Not just companies but governments as well. meadowlander 18 hrs ago #9

AI is nowhere near replacing jobs Progressive dog 21 hrs ago #6

Companies will do it anyway. OC375 20 hrs ago #7

And average people will be expected to just get used to everything being delivered worse than it used to be. meadowlander 18 hrs ago #10

The Forbes article looks at a bunch of companies that laid people off, went through GreatGazoo 18 hrs ago #11

Until it costs them Progressive dog 18 hrs ago #12