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Title: The Workers Who Lost Their Jobs To AI

Link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/05/31/2247...

"How does it feel to be replaced by a bot?" asks the Guardian - interviewing
several creative workers who know: Gardening copywriter Annabel Beales "One
day, I overheard my boss saying to a colleague, 'Just put it in ChatGPT....'
[My manager] stressed that my job was safe. Six weeks later, I was called to
a meeting with HR. They told me they were letting me go immediately. It was
just before Christmas... "The company's website is sad to see now. It's all
AI-generated and factual - there's no substance, or sense of actually
enjoying gardening." Voice actor Richie Tavake "[My producer] told me he had
input my voice into AI software to say the extra line. But he hadn't asked my
permission. I later found out he had uploaded my voice to a platform,
allowing other producers to access it. I requested its removal, but it took
me a week, and I had to speak to five people to get it done... Actors don't
get paid for any of the extra AI-generated stuff, and they lose their jobs.
I've seen it happen." Graphic designer Jadun Sykes "One day, HR told me my
role was no longer required as much of my work was being replaced by AI. I
made a YouTube video about my experience. It went viral and I received
hundreds of responses from graphic designers in the same boat, which made me
realise I'm not the only victim - it's happening globally..." Labor economist
Aaron Sojourner recently reminded CNN that even in the 1980s and 90s, the
arrival of cheap personal computers only ultimately boosted labor
productivity by about 3%. That seems to argue against a massive displacement
of human jobs - but these anecdotes suggest some jobs already are being
lost... Thanks to long-time Slashdot readers Paul Fernhout and Bruce66423 for
sharing the article.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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