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minus-squarejumping redditor [they/them]@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agothe only problem I see with that theory is that the employee count reduction might let them go below legal limits requiring more bullshit making it cheaper to pay more for Ai than the people it replaced because you have less regulatory nonsense.
minus-squareh0tbeef@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoBeing below a certain employee count reduces worker protections It does not change the cost of the slop (which is currently artificially tiny)
minus-squarejumping redditor [they/them]@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agodo some of those protections not involve expensive machinery (like sawstop saws)?
minus-squareh0tbeef@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoWouldn’t something like that be machinery the saw company already owns? Does slop not involve expensive machinery?
minus-squarejumping redditor [they/them]@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 day agomostly thinking if you could shave off the administrative employees (like finance and marketing) you could fall below the limit)
minus-squareh0tbeef@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoThe limit for what? The bottom line is that AI is both more expensive and less productive than humans for at least 99% of tasks
the only problem I see with that theory is that the employee count reduction might let them go below legal limits requiring more bullshit making it cheaper to pay more for Ai than the people it replaced because you have less regulatory nonsense.
Being below a certain employee count reduces worker protections
It does not change the cost of the slop (which is currently artificially tiny)
do some of those protections not involve expensive machinery (like sawstop saws)?
Wouldn’t something like that be machinery the saw company already owns?
Does slop not involve expensive machinery?
mostly thinking if you could shave off the administrative employees (like finance and marketing) you could fall below the limit)
The limit for what?
The bottom line is that AI is both more expensive and less productive than humans for at least 99% of tasks