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TheGreatConspiracy

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10. I think I was laid off because of AI, which was stupid

Reply to C Moon (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 16, 2024, 12:17 PM

Oct 2024

I think my former employer greatly overestimated the power of current AI tools. Instead of focusing on how it could make people like me more productive, the powers that be thought it made me irrelevant.

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Learning AI tools: DUers seem to think it's immoral [View all] TheGreatConspiracy Oct 2024 OP

Post removed Post removed Oct 2024 #1

Great. Now I have a stalker (nt) TheGreatConspiracy Oct 2024 #3

Or maybe a paid Russian troll. Or an AI bot that is more experienced in hiding the technology. usaf-vet Oct 2024 #4

AI is yet another tool for creating stuff. Results can be good, bad, indifferent, boring, exciting... you make it CurtEastPoint Oct 2024 #2

I enjoy tooling around with it, too. And have already found it very useful. C Moon Oct 2024 #5

I think I was laid off because of AI, which was stupid TheGreatConspiracy Oct 2024 #10

That's terrible! C Moon Oct 2024 #15

I'm all for new technology, grumpyduck Oct 2024 #6

As with just about everything, AI can, too, be abused. However, if the public were to educate in2herbs Oct 2024 #7

Cheer up. I'm against the indiscriminate use of AI as Daffy Duck is against duck hunters, but usonian Oct 2024 #8

Binary thinking (pardon the pun) is pretty common. TwilightZone Oct 2024 #9

ignore them..haters gonna hate samnsara Oct 2024 #11

Thanks! (NT) TheGreatConspiracy Oct 2024 #13

I'm sorry you were laid off, especially if it was because of AI. There's a genAI tool that will let you apply for more highplainsdem Oct 2024 #12

Thanks! TheGreatConspiracy Oct 2024 #14

I feel some of that is because of this... OldBaldy1701E Oct 21 #16

I'd love to see you video! Iris Oct 24 #17

A link to my channel TheGreatConspiracy Oct 25 #18

I liked it! Iris Oct 27 #19

Thanks. TheGreatConspiracy Oct 27 #20