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Perspectivist@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

If you had spent the 30 seconds it took to write this comment to actually read the article you’d find out that AI is not even mentioned.

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Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

However, as major companies like Amazon and Google have laid off thousands of workers to boost profits, the major has lost some of its appeal in the job market

Do you know why those two companies which the article called out very early on went through those layoffs?

…Pivoting to AI

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MITM0@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
So AI isn’t automation ?

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- Perspectivist@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  No, AI stands for Artificial Intelligence, and this isn’t about automation either. The demand for computer scientists just spiked during the pandemic when everyone was stuck at home on their computers - not so much once it ended.
  
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