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[–] very_well_lost@lemmy.world 37 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (8 children)

There may come a point where employers realize that AI isn’t working out, Gownder said. Some bosses who fired workers in favor of AI agents have already eaten crow and rehired their human grunts. But “AI” may simply be a way of papering over other forms of cost-cutting.

“Outsourcing is a very popular one,” he told The Register. “They’re firing people because of AI, and then three weeks later they hire a team in India because the labor is so much cheaper.”

I'm willing to bet those outsourced teams in India are just vibe coding too.

[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 5 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Idk, impoverished with access to education is quite a mix for hardworking individuals.

[–] very_well_lost@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (3 children)

No doubt, but the tech firms in India that are bidding on outsourced software projects all have a toxic incentive to produce code very quickly and very cheaply. In an environment like that, I'm sure the pressure to use AI is extremely high.

[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online -1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

That assumes the AI can produce acceptable code quickly, which I think is not likely.

[–] very_well_lost@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I agree, but In my experience tech companies are willing to stretch the definition of "acceptable" far beyond what's responsible if it gives them a temporary boost on this quarter's earnings report. Is it sustainable? No. But corp-think has never held sustainability as a virtue.

[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 0 points 22 hours ago

A cubicle farm in India has no such incentive as a large tech company, they have to push out code quickly as you said.

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