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Companies rushed in on AI. Now some are pulling back (www.theguardian.com)
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[โ€“] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Imho I think I'm seeing that control might matter more than costs or even profits. Like trials for decades have shown that things like 4 day work weeks and UBI actually increase every metric companies are said to care about.

[โ€“] Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus 3 points 3 weeks ago

Yes, that's why even if it's unprofitable, the military and 3-letter-agencies around the world will keep using them - here the motivation isn't money at all.