It should be illegal to lay workers off for AI like it is in China, where sensible policy exists.

I have long said that AI is an excuse, but in reality people are not laid off for AI. People are laid off for the economy or "restructuring", and they use the fad of the day - which is AI these days - as a reason.

If it was AI they would take those extra people to get more done. I know of no company that doesn't have more work than they have people. (but they lack the funds/ROI to pay more people)

	▲	cute_boi an hour ago \| parent [-]
		how is AI an excuse when it can replace team of 10 people to 3? It is very efficient in doing menial jobs for sure.

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philipwhiuk an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

You just lay them off for another reason

I mean if AI is really powerful the reason is "profitability as our competitor steals our contracts at a fraction of the price". Your competitor just doesn't hire in the first place of course.

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catigula an hour ago | parent [-]

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	▲	philipwhiuk an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Well done, you've saved human jobs at a cost of lowering the salary to fractions. (Until the bots are still more efficient)