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[–] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 119 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (7 children)

Just wait till executives realize they can't use AI as a scapegoat when they force a bad decision through the company. They'll have no one to take the fall.

[–] rafoix@lemmy.zip 53 points 1 day ago (1 children)

AI businesses are already getting away with their software killing innocent people. I think everyone will work out for the people at the top.

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yup. Capitalism only works in a finite world if there's a catastrophic economic hardship for 99% of the population every 5 to 10 years just to ensure the working class doesn't achieve too many gains. Ai causing the economy to crash is bonus feature, not a bug.

[–] pohart@programming.dev 2 points 8 hours ago

I'm pretty sure this is wrong but 400 years of history certainly agrees with you.

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's why there's often a human in the loop who has to check the result of the AI and can be blamed if things go wrong. The poor sap can't possibly check and correct the volumes of slop produced so they're just there to work as a scapegoat.

[–] Zos_Kia@jlai.lu 4 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

This reminds me of Barney Stinson

[–] illi@piefed.social 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago

It's like that twilight zone episode. They fire everyone then no one is left to help do anything

[–] Codpiece@feddit.uk 13 points 1 day ago

I’m pretty certain that companies and people have been using the old “computer error” excuse since at least the 1980s.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 day ago

Are you sure? So far it seems like they've been able to do just that.

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Gruen tonight was talking about 'Single Person Billion Dollar Brands', it was sickening.

That won’t stop them from trying to use “AI” as a scapegoat, and it also won’t stop investment bankers from continuing to participate in the circlejerk