AI is voluntary software. Nobody is forcing them to use it or cut staff.
“AI made me do it” is bullshit.
When they say because of AI, they mean due to cost reductions of using AI. Its not true, but they are not saying they were forced. Just that it made sense to do so. It’s not blaming AI, but AI is to blame, if that makes sense.
Apologies, but I never meant to imply they felt coercion. It was shorthand for justifying cutting real human staff and citing a bullshit reason.
OK, I read it as being as though the decision was based on emotion or the right thing. It’s just numbers. They don’t employ people. They have human resources. They will happily use a different resource that is cheaper.
However, people make up society, which decides laws. We should change our laws to ensure the people benefit rather than lose out, from this gain, if it ever happens.
