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The AI-powered collapse of the American tech workfoce (htxt.co.za)
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  • Over 90 000 employees have been laid off from the global technology industry in 2025 so far.
  • Over 73 percent of all layoffs are taking place in American companies as they embrace AI-powered efficiency.
  • Intel will likely be the biggest firer this year, with an expected over 40 000 positions being cut by the end of the year.
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[–] Plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works -3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes, AI (specifically AGI) is the path to socialism. Leftist are only opposed to it at the moment because the right is also optimistic about the tech, so they need to take the opposite stance.

[–] SallyStrange@eldritch.cafe 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

@Plebcouncilman @yuknowhokat orrrr, leftists realize that automation doesn't guarantee anything in terms of political arrangements and, having analyzed the structure and ideology of current LLM ownership, recognize that the dangers of expanding water consumption and GHG emissions are certain, the capacity for disinformation is immense, and the theoretical benefits are decades off, if they ever happen at all.

[–] waitworry@sakurajima.moe 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

@SallyStrange @Plebcouncilman @yuknowhokat weird how under capitalism every technological advancement just makes us work more and not less

[–] aud@fire.asta.lgbt 2 points 23 hours ago

@waitworry@sakurajima.moe @SallyStrange@eldritch.cafe @Plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works @yuknowhokat@lemmy.world no no, it totally makes sense that socialism can be found through the pathway of "giving all the fascists everything they want and letting them control and deskill everyone and destroy the environment while passing a bunch of laws to facilitate making unhoused people into slaves and then making becoming unhoused much more likely"

/s

[–] YakyuNightOwl@mastodon.world 1 points 1 day ago

@SallyStrange @Plebcouncilman @yuknowhokat When they haven't tried actual diversity, but turn to the machines for help? That's not a good look.