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newswasboringyesterday at 8:17 PM3 repliesview on HN

The part I don't understand is why can't they wait for the efficiency gains to materialize before firing people? Better pay a few people for a few months extra than be wrong. If AI is going to bring in all this efficiency, this would be peanuts.


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rmahyesterday at 9:13 PM

Because, for white collar jobs, that is so rare that it's reasonable to say that it never happens.

mikkupikkuyesterday at 8:26 PM

Its like the "throw him into the deep end" method of teaching kids to swim. (I don't endorse it, but it has worked for many people.)