Cory DoctorowFeb 28

One thing we know about the mass tech layoffs attributed to "AI" is that they follow a trend of mass tech layoffs that firms were formerly forced to admit were the result of their businesses contracting sharply after the lockdowns ended, when users didn't need nearly so many cloud services. By blaming the continuing layoffs on "AI," companies whose business continues to contract can tell investors that they are on the bleeding edge, not the contracting tail.

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Show threadBen FooteFeb 28
@pluralistic But line must go up.
Show threadBruce Heerssen 

@benpocalypse @pluralistic

That's a much more pleasant adage than the older "what goes up must come down."

Feb 28 at 4:43pmWeb