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Execs Confused and Horrified by the Huge AI Bills After Thinking They Could Replace Workers for Free (futurism.com)
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[โ€“] fodor@lemmy.zip 27 points 1 month ago (8 children)

This reporting is basically dishonest. The execs are not confused. They knew this was likely to occur, because we all told them so.

Now, you can argue that they hoped otherwise, that they were being ridiculously optimistic. But to argue that they didn't expect it is simply unbelievable.

[โ€“] Azal@pawb.social 2 points 1 month ago

#1 CEO skills: Selective Hearing and Selective Amnesia.

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