Is AI Destroying Our Jobs?
The Wall Street Journal, recently reported that "The way companies go about employment and hiring is set for a shake up." The paper quoted a memo issued by the E-commerce software giant Shopify stating that "it will not bring aboard any new workers unless managers can prove artificial intelligence isn't able to do the same job." The Journal quoted the Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke as saying :"Before asking for more Headcount and resources, teams must demonstrate why they cannot get what they want,done using AI." The paper argued that many companies are experimenting with AI and how it can assist with productivity, but the new announcement shows just how far things can be taken in terms of replacing human workers. A Reuters report said Facebook parent Meta laid off about 5 per cent of its "lowest performers" in January, while pushing ahead with the expedited hiring of machine learnging engineers. Amazon has laid off employees several units, inc...