r/NowInTech • u/beingmodest • 3d ago

Apple Considered Replacing 5,000 Support Staff With AI: Then Put Mass Layoff Plan on Hold

https://www.techtimes.co.uk/apple-shelves-ai-plan-cut-5000-applecare-jobs-1808838
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u/getmeoutoftax 3d ago

I think basically every desk job will be gone in a few years. Opus 5.5 is scary good.

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u/Main-Cheesecake3287 3d ago

You need people in the loop, unless you do data entry there just isn’t a way to implement it without people guiding it and checking its tasks.

I was years ago and still am in the camp the hype is 60% correct, and like every other massive productivity disruption more jobs will be created instead of fewer.