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Salesforce regrets firing 4000 experienced staff and replacing them with AI (maarthandam.com)
submitted 1 day ago by Manxome@sh.itjust.works to c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://fed.dyne.org/post/822710

Salesforces has entered a phase of public reckoning after senior executives publicly admitted that the company overestimated AI’s readiness

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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 39 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I think it's a giant billboard sign that if they can replace you, they will. It was good for the tech bros to see this.

[–] shittydwarf@piefed.social 30 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Well in this case even if they can't replace you, they will try and fail

[–] bluesheep@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 day ago

Someone quoted this above and I replied there too, but this shows how they really think about the situation:

"We assumed the technology was further along than it actually was,” one executive said privately

They don't regret firing people, they regret not being able to replace them with AI

[–] jonathan@piefed.social 16 points 1 day ago

Their failure is quiet comfort when you're out of a job.

[–] kboos1@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I hole heartedly believe my company would have replaced everyone in my department with remote workers from India if government regulations didn't require US citizenship or qualified people. What I mean by qualified I don't necessarily mean their quality of work but government regulations that require certificates and licenses to do the work.

So I guess AI will be after my job very soon