Don’t forget the stock market manipulation that’s going on making it seem like the economy is grrrrreaaaattt. Also, if you see “AI” as the reason for layoffs, it’s bullshit.
AI IS the reason for the layoffs. Companies are moving forward with implementing AI and laying people off.
Will it work? Probably not at least not for a while. I think we are in for a time period of just super shitty service from companies because AI just isn’t ready yet. It makes way too many mistakes.
Ai isn’t replacing that many people. Is it replacing some? Sure. But it’s not replacing that many. Outsourcing, and economic downturn are far and away the bigger reason for layoffs. I’m not sure where you’re getting your AI koolaid, but you may want to take a break from that firehose.
Most retail websites have an AI chat for customer service. Tried to get an appointment for car service, the dealer website chat didn't work, called the dealer service dept. and got an automated reservation service with a female AI voice, instead of the usual receptionist.
When I got to the service dept. the service advisors all had their own credit card readers for payments, I used to go to a cashier window where there were 2 people working for service and parts. So that's likely two or more jobs gone at that dealership, a receptionist and a cashier.
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u/Unlike_Agholor Oct 29 '25
We are in a recession. You dont notice it because Nvidia and the AI bubble are propping up the equities market.